# 庭 — courtyard; garden

庭 means “courtyard; garden”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: テイ (tei). Kun'yomi: にわ (niwa). You'll see it in words such as 庭 (niwa, “garden; yard”).

- Meaning: courtyard; garden
- On'yomi: テイ (tei)
- Kun'yomi: にわ (niwa)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 庭

Sounds like 廷: both read テイ.

Parts: 广 shelter · 廷 imperial court

## Words with 庭

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 庭 | にわ (niwa) | garden; yard |

## Don't confuse it with

[艇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rowing-boat/) · [廷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-court/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[宅](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/residence/) · [蔵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storehouse/) · [階](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/) · [戸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/door/) · [宿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inn/) · [庭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/courtyard/) · [庫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warehouse/) · [柱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pillar/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/courtyard/. Last updated 2026-11-01.