庭
庭 — Courtyard
courtyard, garden, yard
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomiにわ (niwa)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 庭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 庭 | にわ niwa | garden; yard; courtyard |
| 庭園 | ていえん teien | garden; park |
| 家庭教師 | かていきょうし kateikyoushi | (home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher |
| 校庭 | こうてい koutei | schoolyard; school playground; school grounds |
| 中庭 | なかにわ nakaniwa | courtyard; quadrangle; middle court |
Study notes
庭 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #816 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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