also: ちゃにわ
teahouse garden; tea garden
A garden designed for the tea ceremony, typically featuring a path (roji) leading to the teahouse.
茶庭には飛び石が敷かれている。
Stepping stones are laid out in the tea garden.
この茶庭は千
This tea garden is said to have been designed by Sen no Rikyu.
Standard kanji form; reading ちゃてい is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 茶 (tea) and 庭 (garden). The term is directly descriptive of its function.