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庭.

nifa · Nifa · niwa · Niwa · Third grade kyōiku kanji

courtyard

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Meaning & usage

characterThird grade kyōiku kanji

  1. courtyard

    kanji

  2. garden

    kanji

  3. yard

    kanji
nameNiwa · Nifa[ɲ̟iβ̞a̠]

  1. a female given name

  2. a surname

Where this word comes from

/nipa/ → /nifa/ → /niwa/ From Old Japanese.

nounniwa · nifa[ɲ̟iβ̞a̠]

  1. garden, yard

    庭で美味しい魚を食べた。

  2. place where something is done

    学びの庭

  3. a dirt-floored room at the entrance of a house

    regional

  4. wide sea, a wide expanse (of the sea)

Where this word comes from

/nipa/ → /nifa/ → /niwa/ From Old Japanese.

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