garden

Japanese translation: 庭園 (te-i-en)

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English term or phrase:garden
Japanese translation:庭園 (te-i-en)
Entered by: Hiroko Albrecht

21:16 Oct 4, 2002
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Botany / plants
English term or phrase: garden
city garden
julie
庭園 (te-i-en)
Explanation:
The city garden is 「都市庭園」(to-shi-te-i-en). You could probably also say 「都市公園」(to-shi-koo-en), which means "city park," but since many city parks have gardens included, people use this one as well.

Hope this helps!
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5 +7庭園 (te-i-en)
Hiroko Albrecht
5庭園 or 庭
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庭園 (te-i-en)


Explanation:
The city garden is 「都市庭園」(to-shi-te-i-en). You could probably also say 「都市公園」(to-shi-koo-en), which means "city park," but since many city parks have gardens included, people use this one as well.

Hope this helps!


    Reference: http://google.yahoo.co.jp/bin/query?p=%c5%d4%bb%d4%c4%ed%b1%...
Hiroko Albrecht
United States
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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庭園 or 庭


Explanation:
庭園:ていえん(teien)
庭:にわ(niwa)

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Note added at 2002-10-04 21:52:20 (GMT)
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¥"City garden¥" also can be translated into シティ ガーデン in Katakana.

http://www.euro-japan.co.uk/euro_flex/hotel/h_0201_citygar.h...

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Note added at 2002-10-04 21:58:18 (GMT)
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Quote from ¥"Mainichi Interactice¥" talking about various types of gardens.

http://www.mainichi.co.jp/life/garden/ChelseaFlowerShow/06-0...

「City Gardens(シティ・ガーデン):
都会に住む人々が、忙しいライフスタイルの中でリラックスしたり、楽しむことのできる現代的なガーデン 」

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Local time: 11:06
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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