Japanese symbol for “schoolyard”
校庭
こうてい
Romaji: koutei
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
In Japanese, schoolyard is 校庭, read こうてい (koutei).
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Meanings
- n schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 高校 | こうこう koukou | senior high school; high school |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | senior high school student |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう chuugakkou | junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school |
| 校長 | こうちょう kouchou | principal; head teacher; headmaster |
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 庭園 | ていえん teien | garden; park |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.