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Garden


Meaning

Garden

Word Type

noun, suffix

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. This word is generally used in the names of gardens, like エデンの園 and 桜の園. It's also used in phrases like 学びの園, which means "school" and carries the connotation of being a haven for learning.


Reading

その, えん

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi reading, which you didn't learn the kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Which garden is the Garden of Eden? その garden! That garden right next to you is the Garden of Eden! It can also use the on'yomi, though, which you've already learned. When it takes the on'yomi and is used as a standalone word, it usually refers to some kind of institution, like a 幼稚園.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 園庭

    a garden, a kindergarten school yard

    園生活

    kindergarten life

    園バス

    kindergarten bus

  • 動物園

    zoo

    植物園

    botanical garden

    登園

    going to kindergarten

  • 園の先生

    kindergarten teacher

    園の生活

    kindergarten life

    園のスタッフ

    kindergarten staff

  • 学びの園

    a school

    女の園

    a place women gather, The Garden of Women (film)

    秘密の花園

    The Secret Garden (literature)

    エデンの園

    The Garden of Eden

    桜の園

    cherry blossom garden

Context Sentences

エデンの園でアダムとイブが食べたのは、実はリンゴじゃなくてバナナだったかもしれないんだって。

It's said that what Adam and Eve ate in the Garden of Eden might have been a banana instead of an apple.

リンゴ園でリンゴを箱づめするアルバイトをしていました。

I had a part-time job where I packed apples in boxes at an apple orchard.

うちの園の先生たちは、みんな良い先生ばかりです。

All of the teachers at our preschool are really good teachers.


Kanji Composition