N4 Kanji: 園 (Garden, Park)
JLPT N4 kanji 園 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
Character Info
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 園 |
| Strokes | 13 |
| Radical | 囗 (enclosure) |
| JLPT Level | N4 |
Readings
| Type | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On-yomi | エン | en |
| Kun-yomi | その | sono |
Vocabulary
| 公園 | こうえん | kōen | park | | 動物園 | どうぶつえん | dōbutsuen | zoo | | 庭園 | ていえん | teien | garden | | 幼稚園 | ようちえん | yōchien | kindergarten | | 植物園 | しょくぶつえん | shokubutsuen | botanical garden |
Stroke Order
1-3. Outer frame 囗 (enclosure). 4-13. Inner 袁 (a person in robes).
Mnemonic
An enclosed (囗) space where a person in robes (袁) walks — a formal garden or park.
Common Confusion Pairs
| 遠 (far) | 遠 has 辶 on bottom-right; 園 has 囗 enclosure | | 圏 (sphere/area) | 圏 has 卷 inside; 園 has 袁 |