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園

park
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingエン
Kun readingその
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. parkRtK
  2. garden
    - 園芸、釣り、学問。Gardening, fishing and learning.wiki
  3. yard
  4. farm
    彼は父が農園を売り払ったのに唖然とした。He was surprised his father had sold the farm.tatoeba
    彼は農園主の微笑んでいる赤ら顔をじっと見て、「はい」と答えました。He looked into the farmer's smiling red face, "Yes, sir." He said.tatoeba
  1. orchard
  2. place
  3. world

Synonyms

保育園幼稚園

Popular Usage

公園動物園園芸

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pent in (囗) · earthenware jar · lidded crock · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mouth (口) · scarf (冂)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 629

Compound words

公園こうえん
(public) park
動物園どうぶつえん
zoo; zoological gardens
園芸えんげい
horticulture; gardening
祇園ぎおん
Gion, Kyoto's famous geisha and traditional entertainment district.
園児えんじ
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
園長えんちょう
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director
学園がくえん
educational institution; school; academy; campus
楽園らくえん
paradise; Eden
菜園さいえん
vegetable garden
庭園ていえん
garden; park
田園でんえん
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
入園にゅうえん
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
農園のうえん
farm; plantation
霊園れいえん
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
花園はなぞの
flower garden
園内えんない
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
植物園しょくぶつえん
botanical garden
保育園ほいくえん
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
遊園地ゆうえんち
amusement park
幼稚園ようちえん
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
甲子園こうしえん
Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien
自然公園しぜんこうえん
nature park; natural park
開園かいえん
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
桑園そうえん
mulberry plantation

On Reading Examples

あそこは痴漢がよく出没する公園だ。こうえん
That is the park infested with perverts.tatoeba
彼らは私の果実園を荒らした。えん
They robbed my orchard.tatoeba
彼らは私の果実園からりんごを盗んだ。えん
They stole apples from my orchard.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は農園を売って大金をにぎった。
He realized a large sum by the sale of the plantation.tatoeba
彼は私に公園を案内してくれた。
He showed me round the park.tatoeba
奈良県立郡山園芸学校卒。
He graduated from Nara Prefectural School of Horticulture.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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