Japanese symbol for “yard”
庭
にわ
Romaji: niwa
garden; yard; courtyard
In Japanese, yard is 庭, read にわ (niwa).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n garden; yard; courtyard
- n field (of action); area
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “yard”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桁 | けた keta | column; beam; girder |
| ヤード | ヤード yaado | yard (area); working area |
| 置き場 | おきば okiba | place to put something; storage space; storehouse |
| 碼 | ヤード yaado | yard (unit of distance) |
| ヤール | ヤール yaaru | yard (unit of distance) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 庭園 | ていえん teien | garden; park |
| 中庭 | なかにわ nakaniwa | courtyard; quadrangle; middle court |
| 校庭 | こうてい koutei | schoolyard; school playground; school grounds |
| 前庭 | ぜんてい zentei | front garden; front yard |
| 裏庭 | うらにわ uraniwa | rear garden; back yard |
See also: Chinese symbol for “yard”.
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.
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