Garden
Yard
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. You can add the meaning yard to your memory bank as well, if you'd like.
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading. When learning the kanji, you didn't learn that reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you with this word: You look at your garden. It doesn't meet your expectations so you decide it's time to get a newer (にわ) garden. Tear it all down, folks! Getting a newer garden, here!
庭の花
garden flowers
庭の木
garden trees
庭の手入れ
tending the garden
庭に植える
to plant in the garden
庭にいる
to be in the garden
庭にある
to be in the yard
家の庭
house's yard
実家の庭
parent's yard
自分の庭
one's own garden
庭を作る
to build a garden
庭を見る
to look at the garden
庭を歩く
to walk in the garden
庭で作る
to make in the garden
庭で走り回る
to run around in the garden
庭で食べる
to eat in the garden
色んなハーブが庭に生えています。
There are various kinds of herbs growing in the garden.
庭の草むしりで一日が終わってしまった。
A whole day is over, though all I did was weeding the garden.
うちには美しい庭があるんだが、隣の人の鶏がいつも花を食べてしまうんだ。
I have a beautiful garden but my neighbor’s chickens keep eating my flowers.