園 — “garden” in Japanese

Grade 2えん, その

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“garden” in Japanese is 園, read en, sono (えん, その). It is a Grade 2 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 2 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 公園 (park).

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What does 園 mean?

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Kanji	園
Meaning	garden
Readings	えん, その
Grade	Grade 2 (Easy)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	公園 (park)

How to read 園

園 is read en (えん) or sono (その) depending on the word.

Words with 園

公園こうえん
遊園地

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Updated: 2026-08-28