Quick answer
園 is the kanji for "Park". Its reading is その (sono). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Park
Also : Garden · Yard · Farm
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 園 represents 'PARK'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of park.
On-reading: えん — remember this sound by associating it with park. Kun-reading: その.
Example Sentences
公園でジョギングをしています。
こうえんでじょぎんぐをしています。
I jog in the park.
動物園で珍しい動物を見ました。
どうぶつえんでめずらしいどうぶつをみました。
I saw rare animals at the zoo.
Vocabulary using 園
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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