園
園 — Park
park, garden, yard, farm
On’yomiエン (en)
Kun’yomiその (sono)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 園
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公園 | こうえん kouen | (public) park |
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 動物園 | どうぶつえん doubutsuen | zoo; zoological gardens |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん youchien | kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool |
| 園 | その sono | garden; orchard; park |
| 田園 | でんえん denen | the country; countryside; rural districts |
Study notes
園 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #628 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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