にわ
niwaeveryday
The everyday word for "garden" in hiragana is にわ (niwa). A carefully designed garden is also called ていえん (teien).
Meaning: a garden or yard (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| にわ | niwa | everyday |
| ていえん | teien | formal, landscaped garden |
What does it mean word for word?
The kanji spelling is 庭. In hiragana it is just two characters, に (ni) and わ (wa), and the わ is a normal syllable here, not the particle.
Which one should you use?
にわ (niwa) covers a yard or garden at a home, a temple or a school. ていえん (teien) sounds more formal and fits a landscape garden that people visit.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "in the garden" use にわで (niwa de) for an activity and にわに (niwa ni) for something that is there.
Did you know?
- Japanese gardens are often described with the word にわ (niwa), and many famous ones in Kyoto are temple gardens.
Examples in context
- にわで あそびます。Niwa de asobimasu.We play in the garden.
- にわに はなが さいている。Niwa ni hana ga saite iru.Flowers are blooming in the garden.
- おばあちゃんの にわは ひろい。Obāchan no niwa wa hiroi.Grandma's garden is big.
Example conversation
Aiko shows her friend Daichi around her grandmother's house in Kyoto.
- Daichiきれいな にわだね。Kirei na niwa da ne.What a pretty garden.
- Aikoありがとう。おばあちゃんが つくったの。Arigatō. Obāchan ga tsukutta no.Thanks. My grandma made it.
- Daichiすごいね。Sugoi ne.Amazing.
