庭 — “garden / yard” in Japanese

Grade 3てい, にわ

Radical ⼴ · radical 53 The building block this kanji is filed under

“garden / yard” in Japanese is 庭, read tei, niwa (てい, にわ). It is a Grade 3 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 3 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 家庭 (household).

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What does 庭 mean?

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Kanji	庭
Meaning	garden / yard
Readings	てい, にわ
Grade	Grade 3 (Medium)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	家庭 (household)

How to read 庭

庭 is read tei (てい) or niwa (にわ) depending on the word.

Words with 庭

家庭かてい

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Updated: 2026-08-28