小庭

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
にわ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Superficially, () (ko, small) + (にわ) (niwa, garden). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(にわ) (koniwaこには (konifa)?

  1. a small garden, narrow garden
    Antonyms: 大庭 (ōniwa), 大場 (ōba)
  2. (equestrianism) a narrow training ground for practicing the use of longswords on horseback
  3. earthen floor of a farmhouse, where rice is threshed
    Synonym: 土間 (doma)

See also

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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
てい
Grade: 3
kan'on

Attested from the 9th century.[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しょう)(てい) (shōtei

  1. a small garden, narrow garden

References

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  1. ^ 小庭”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006