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| A | ||
| agesudo | 揚簀戸 | hanging lattice gate |
| aiba | 合端 | stone joint |
| aioi | 相生 | double-trunked tree; pair-planting method |
| Aizu Matsudairashi teien | 会津松平氏庭園 | garden at the detached mansion of the Matsudaira family, lords of the Aizu domain |
| ajiro gaki | 網代垣 | diagonal mat fence |
| akadama ishi | 赤玉石 | red stone |
| akai | 閼伽井 | aka well |
| Akisato Ritō | 秋里籬嶋 | Akisato Ritō |
| Amanohashidate | 天橋立 | Amanohashidate |
| Amidadō | 阿弥陀堂 | Amida hall |
| amigasa mon | 編笠門 | straw hat gate |
| ankōgata | 鮟鱇形手水鉢 | angler fish basin |
| ankyoseki | 安居石 | stone of easy rest |
| aoishi | 青石 | blue-green stone |
| araiso →ariso | 荒磯 | rough seashore |
| ararekoboshi | 霰こぼし | scattered hailstone pavement |
| ararekuzushi | 霰くずし | stony path |
| ariso | 荒磯 | rough seashore |
| Ashikaga Yoshimasa | 足利義政 | Ashikaga Yoshimasa |
| Ashikaga Yoshimitsu | 足利義満 | Ashikaga Yoshimitsu |
| ashimoto tōrō | 足許燈籠 | foot lantern |
| Asuka kyōseki enchi | 飛鳥京跡園池 | garden remains at the Asuka capital site |
| azumaya | 四阿 | arbor |
| B | ||
| Biwako sosui | 琵琶湖疏水 | Biwako conduit |
| bonsai | 盆栽 | bonsai |
| bonseki | 盆石 | miniature landscape |
| Byakko (Ch. Baihu) | 白虎 | Byakko |
| Byōdōin teien | 平等院庭園 | garden at Byōdōin temple |
| C | ||
| chaniwa | 茶庭 | tea garden |
| chasen gaki | 茶筅垣 | tea-whisk fence |
| chasenhishi sodegaki | 茶筅菱袖垣 | tea whisk and lattice screen fence |
| chashitsu | 茶室 | tearoom; teahouse |
| chatei | 茶庭 | tea garden |
| chidori uchi | 千鳥打ち | chidori (plover) zigzag |
| Chiranfumoto teiengun | 知覧武家屋敷庭園群 | gardens at Chiranfumoto |
| chiriana | 塵穴 | refuse pit |
| 手水鉢 | water basin | |
| chūdai | 中台 | platform |
| chūmon | 中門 | middle gate |
| D | ||
| Daigoji Sanpōin teien | 醍醐寺三宝院庭園 | garden at Sanpōin of Daigoji temple |
| dai ishi | 台石 | basin stand stone |
| daimyō teien | 大名庭園 | daimyo garden |
| Daisen'in shoin teien | 大仙院書院庭園 | garden at the shoin of Daisen'in temple |
| Daitokuji gaki | 大徳寺垣 | Daitokuji fence |
| Daitokuji hōjō teien | 大徳寺方丈庭園 | garden at the abbot's quarters of Daitokuji temple |
| dan ochi | 段落ち | stepped-falling (cascade) |
| dejima | 出島 | peninsula |
| dobashi | 土橋 | earthen bridge |
| dōbōshū | 同朋衆 | dōbōshū; priest-artists' guild |
| doigi | 土居木 | wooden steps |
| dōjiseki | 童子石 | children stones |
| dōkogata | 銅壺形手水鉢 | oven-shaped basin |
| dōkyoseki | 道居石 | wayside stone |
| dotōseki | 怒涛石 | wild wave stone |
| E | ||
| edaburi | 枝振 | spread (of the branches); (shape of the) foliage |
| Eishū | 瀛州 | Eishū island |
| enchi | 円池 | circular pond |
| enchi | 園池 | garden pond; garden |
| Enchishi | 園池司 | Gardens and Ponds Office |
| En'engenryūkō | 園苑源流考 | "En'engenryūkō" |
| engetsukyō | 偃月橋・円月橋 | full-moon bridge |
| Enjōji teien | 円成寺庭園 | garden at Enjōji temple |
| enkōmatsu | 猿猴松 | monkey pine |
| Ennan teien | 燕庵庭園 | Ennan garden |
| en'ōseki | 鴛鴦石 | mandarin duck stones |
| ensaki | 縁先手水鉢 | veranda water basin |
| enshōshukugata | 円星宿形手水鉢 | round star basin |
| Enshūgata tōrō | 遠州形燈籠 | Enshū lantern |
| ensōhishi sodegaki | 円窓菱袖垣 | round window lattice fence |
| ensōkichō | 円窓机帳 | round window clotheshorse fence |
| Entsūji teien | 円通寺庭園 | garden at Entsūji temple |
| Erinji teien | 恵林寺庭園 | garden at Erinji temple |
| F | ||
| Fudarakusan | 普陀落山・補陀落山 | Potalaka Mountain |
| fude ishi | 筆石 | ink brush stone |
| Fudōseki | 不動石 | stone of Fudō |
| Fujigata | 富士形手水鉢 | Mt. Fuji basin |
| Fujisan | 富士山 | Mt. Fuji |
| Fujito ishi | 藤戸石 | Fujito stone |
| fujitsubo | 藤坪 | wisteria yard |
| Fujiwara no Yorimichi | 藤原頼通 | Fujiwara no Yorimichi |
| fumi ishi | 踏石 | shoe-removing stone (fumi ishi); sand privy stones; basin front stone |
| fumiwake ishi | 踏分石 | path junction stone |
| funa ishi | 船石 | boat stone |
| funatsuki | 船着 | boat landing |
| funatsuki ishi | 船着石 | boat landing stone |
| funsui | 噴水 | fountain |
| Furuta Oribe | 古田織部 | Furuta Oribe |
| fuse ishi | 伏石・臥石 | reclining stone |
| fusengata | 布銭形手水鉢 | coin-shaped basin |
| fuse tsukuri | 伏造り | umbrella shaping |
| Fushin'an teien | 不審庵庭園 | Fushin'an garden |
| fusuma gaki | 襖垣 | sliding-door fence |
| G | ||
| gakumi ishi | 額見石 | plaque-viewing stone |
| garan ishi →garanseki | 伽藍石 | old temple stone |
| garanseki | 伽藍石 | old temple stone |
| garanseki | 蝸羅石 | snail stone |
| Genbu (Ch. Xuanwu) | 玄武 | Genbu |
| Genkai bashi | 厳海橋 | Genkai bridge |
| Genkaigata | 厳海形手水鉢 | Genkai basin |
| gesshuku seki | 月宿石 | planet stone |
| getsuinseki | 月陰石 | moon shadow stone |
| Gien Jugō nikki | 義演准后日記 | diary of Gien Jugō |
| Ginkakuji gaki | 銀閣寺垣 | Ginkakuji fence |
| gogan ishigumi | 護岸石組 | stone shore edging |
| gogyōseki | 五行石 | five basic stone shapes |
| Go-Mizunoo-jōkō | 後水尾上皇 | Retired Emperor Go-Mizunoo |
| guri ishi | 栗石 | cobbles |
| H | ||
| hachigakoi | 鉢囲い | basin precinct |
| hachimae | 鉢前 | veranda basin facility |
| hagitsubo | 萩坪 | bush clover inner garden |
| hanare ochi | 離れ落ち | leaping (cascade) |
| hanchi | 泮池 | hanchi; threshold pond |
| hane ishi | 羽石 | wing stone |
| hashi | 橋 | bridge |
| hashibiki ishi | 橋引石 | hashibiki anchoring stones |
| hashiguigata | 橋杭形手水鉢 | bridge post basin |
| hashihasami ishi | 橋挟石 | bridge anchoring stones |
| hei | 塀 | wall; fence |
| Heian Jingū Shin'en | 平安神宮神苑 | garden at Heian shrine |
| Heijōkyō Sakyō | 平城京左京三条二坊宮跡庭園 | garden at Block 6, East Second Ward on Third Street, Nara capital site |
| Heijōkyū Tōin teien | 平城宮東院庭園 | garden at the Eastern Palace, Nara palace site |
| hi | 樋 | conduit |
| hiage ishi | 灯上石 | lamp-lighting stone |
| hibukuro | 火袋 | lamp housing |
| hi gaki | 檜垣 | cypress fence; cypress hedge |
| higata jima | 干潟島 | ebb-tide island |
| hikaeishi | 控石 | waiting stone |
| hikiusu ishi | 挽臼石 | millstone |
| hikkaseki | 筆笳石 | brush rest stone |
| hinseki | 貧石 | poor stone |
| hira hashi | 平橋 | flat bridge |
| hira ishi | 平石 | flat stone |
| hira niwa | 平庭 | flat garden |
| hisensawari no ki | 飛泉障りの木 | waterfall-hiding tree |
| hizawari no ki | 灯障りの木 | lantern-hiding tree |
| hōchi | 方池 | square pond |
| hōjō | 方丈 | abbot's quarters |
| Hōjō | 方丈 | Hōjō island |
| Hōjōji teien | 法成寺庭園 | garden at Hōjōji temple |
| Hokkeji Amida Jōdoin teien ikō | 法華寺阿弥陀浄土院庭園遺構 | garden remains at the site of Amida |
| Hōkongōin teien | 法金剛院庭園 | garden at Hōkongōin temple |
| Honganji Ōshoin teien | 本願寺大書院庭園 | garden at Ōshoin of Honganji temple |
| honka | 本歌 | original |
| Hōrai | 蓬莱 | Hōrai; Hōrai island; Mt. Hōrai |
| Hōrai ishigumi | 蓬莱石組 | Hōrai stone arrangement |
| Hōrai jima | 蓬莱島 | Hōrai island |
| hōshōshukugata | 方星宿形手水鉢 | square star basin |
| hōshu | 宝珠 | jewel finial |
| hyōinseki | 豹陰石 | mountain path stone |
| I | ||
| ichiban ishi | 一番石 | first stone |
| Ichijōdani Asakura-shi iseki teiengun | 一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡庭園群 | gardens at the Ichijōdani Asakura-shi site |
| ichi no ishi | 一の石 | first stone |
| ike | 池 | pond |
| ikegaki | 生垣 | hedge |
| ikekomi tōrō | 生込み燈籠 | buried lantern; planted lantern |
| ikeniwa | 池庭 | pond garden |
| inseki | 陰石 | Yin stone |
| in'yōseki | 陰陽石 | Yin-Yang stones |
| irie | 入江 | inlet |
| irokojiki | 鱗敷 | fish scale paving |
| Isenobō Rinken | 伊勢房林賢 | Isenobō Rinken |
| ishi | 石 | stone |
| ishibashi | 石橋 | stone bridge |
| ishidatesō | 石立僧 | gardener priest |
| ishidōrō | 石燈籠 | stone lantern |
| ishigumi | 石組 | stone arranging; stone arrangement |
| Ishigumisonō yaegakiden | 石組園生八重垣伝 | Ishigumisonō yaegakiden (Garden stones and hedges) |
| ishihama | 石浜 | stone-paved beach |
| ishiniwa | 石庭 | stone garden |
| ishizumi | 石積 | stone wall |
| Ishigami iseki teien ikō | 石神遺跡庭園遺構 | garden remains at the Ishigami site |
| iso | 磯 | rocky seashore |
| iso ishi | 磯石 | seashore rock |
| iso shima | 磯島 | rocky-shore island |
| ito ochi | 糸落ち | threadlike (cascade) |
| iwagumi | 岩組 | stone arranging; stone arrangement |
| iwa jima | 岩島 | rock island |
| iwakura | 岩座・磐座 | shrine-rock |
| izumi | 泉 | spring |
| izumidono | 泉殿 | famous spring mansion; pond-facing room |
| J | ||
| jikobu | 地瘤 | ground lump |
| Jishōji (Ginkakuji) teien | 慈照寺（銀閣寺）庭園 | garden at Jishōji temple (Ginkakuji) |
| Jōdo teien | 浄土（浄土式）庭園 | Jōdo garden; Pure Land garden |
| Jōeiji teien | 常栄寺庭園 | garden at Jōeiji temple |
| Jōjuin teien | 成就院庭園 | garden at Jōjuin temple |
| Jōruriji teien | 浄瑠璃寺庭園 | garden at Jōruriji temple |
| jōzaseki | 上坐石 | seat of honor stone |
| jumyōseki | 寿命石 | long life stone |
| jūrokurakan ishi | 十六羅漢石 | stones of the sixteen journeying priests |
| K | ||
| kadan | 花壇 | flower bed |
| kagami ishi | 蟄石 | bending stone |
| kagami ishi | 鏡石 | mirror stone |
| Kairakuen | 偕楽園 | Kairakuen garden |
| kaiyūshiki teien | 廻遊式庭園 | stroll garden |
| kakehi | 懸樋・筧 | bamboo conduit |
| kakehimizugata | 筧水形手水鉢 | running water basin |
| kaki | 垣 | fence; hedge |
| kakushuseki | 鶴首石 | crane-neck stone |
| kame ishi | 亀石 | tortoise stone |
| kame jima | 亀島 | tortoise island |
| Kamogawa maguro ishi | 鴨川真黒石 | black pebbles from the Kamo River |
| kamo ike | 鴨池 | duck-decoying pond |
| kana | 金手水鉢 | bronze basin |
| kana dōrō | 金燈籠 | metal lantern |
| kareike | 枯池 | dry pond |
| karenagare | 枯流れ | dry river; dry stream |
| karesansui | 枯山水 | dry landscape (garden); dry garden |
| karetaki | 枯滝 | dry waterfall |
| karikomi | 刈込み | pruning; pruned tree |
| kasa | 笠 | roof |
| kasane ochi | 重ね落ち | stepped (cascade) |
| Kasuga dōrō | 春日燈籠 | Kasuga lantern |
| kasumigata jima | 霞形島 | mist-shaped island |
| katanagaregata shima | 片流形島 | running-stream-shaped island |
| katanakake ishi | 刀掛石 | sword-hanging stone |
| kata ochi | 片落ち | one-sided (cascade) |
| katō gaki | 火燈垣 | katō fence |
| Katsura gaki | 桂垣 | Katsura hedge; Katsura fence |
| Katsura rikyū teien | 桂離宮庭園 | garden at Katsura detached palace |
| kaya mon | 茅門・萱門 | thatched-roof gate |
| Kaya no in teien | 高陽院庭園 | Kaya no In garden remains |
| kazan | 仮山 | artificial hill (in Chinese); mountain and water landscape imitation |
| kazari ishi | 飾石 | preeminent ornamental stone |
| keiseki | 景石 | ornamental stone |
| keiunseki | 慶雲石 | propitious cloud stone |
| keiyōboku | 景養木 | view-enhancing tree |
| Kenninji gaki | 建仁寺垣 | Kenninji fence |
| Kenrokuen | 兼六園 | Kenrokuen garden |
| Kentei | 賢庭 | Kentei |
| kentekiseki | 硯滴石 | ink-water stone |
| ken'yōseki | 硯用石 | ink-slab stone |
| kesagata | 袈裟形手水鉢 | priest's mantle basin |
| kibashi | 木橋 | wooden bridge |
| Kibune ishi | 貴船石 | Kibune stone |
| kido | 木戸 | wooden gate |
| kikyakuseki | 寄脚石 | recumbent ox stone |
| kiso | 基礎 | base |
| Kitabatake-shi yakataato teien | 北畠氏館跡庭園 | garden at the Kitabatake mansion site |
| Kitamura Enkinsai | 北村援琴斎 | Kitamura Enkinsai |
| kitōseki | 亀頭石 | tortoise head stone |
| koboreume no sodegaki | 盈梅袖垣 | leaning plum-tree fence |
| Kobori Enshū | 小堀遠州 | Kobori Enshū |
| Kōdaiji teien | 高台寺庭園 | garden at Kōdaiji temple |
| Kōetsuji gaki | 光悦寺垣 | Kōetsuji fence |
| Kohōan teien | 孤篷庵庭園 | garden at Kohōan temple |
| koke | 苔 | moss |
| koke niwa | 苔庭 | moss garden |
| Komachi gaki | 小町垣・小待垣 | Komachi fence |
| komi | 籠・込み | pruning; pruned tree |
| komomaki | 菰巻 | mat wrapping |
| Konchiin teien | 金地院庭園 | garden at Konchiin temple |
| Konnichian teien | 今日庵庭園 | Konnichian garden |
| Kōrai sodegaki | 高麗袖垣 | Korean-style screen fence |
| Kōraitō | 高麗塔 | Korean pagoda |
| Kōrakuen | 後楽園 | Kōrakuen garden |
| Kōrin tsukuri | 光琳作り | Kōrin trimming |
| kōroseki | 行路石 | path-side stone |
| koshikake machiai | 腰掛待合 | waiting bench; waiting room |
| koshi Kōrai sodegaki | 腰高麗袖垣 | low Korean screen fence |
| kumi ishi | 組石 | component stone |
| kumogata jima | 雲形島 | cloud-shaped island |
| Kurama ishi | 鞍馬石 | Kurama stone |
| Kure hashi | 呉橋 | Wu-style bridge |
| kusadome | 草止め | grass shore protection |
| kusen hakkai ishi | 九山八海石 | stone(s) of the nine mountains and eight oceans |
| kutsunugi ishi | 沓脱石 | shoe-removing stone (kutsunugi ishi) |
| kuzure ishizumi | 崩れ石積み | irregular stone piling |
| kyakuhaiseki | 客拝石 | guest-honoring stone |
| kyakujin jima | 客人島 | Guests' Isle |
| kyokuchi | 曲池 | curved pond |
| kyokusui | 曲水 | meandering stream |
| kyokusui no en | 曲水宴 | Meandering Stream Banquet |
| Kyū Daijōin teien | 旧大乗院庭園 | garden at the former Daijōin temple |
| Kyū Hama rikyū teien | 旧浜離宮庭園 | garden at the former Hama detached palace |
| Kyū Shūrinji teien | 旧秀隣寺庭園 | garden at the former Shūrinji temple |
| Kyū Tokushimajō omotegoten teien | 旧徳島城表御殿庭園 | garden at the former Omotegoten of Tokushima castle |
| M | ||
| machiai | 待合 | waiting room |
| mae ishi | 前石 | basin front stone; lamp-lighting stone; right foot stone |
| magaki | 籬 | magaki; rough-woven fence |
| Manpukuji teien | 万福寺庭園 | garden at Manpukuji temple |
| Manshuin teien | 曼珠院庭園 | garden at Manshuin temple |
| maru take | 丸竹 | round bamboo |
| matsukawa shima | 松皮島 | pine-bark island |
| Matsushima | 松島 | Matsushima island |
| meguri ishi | 廻石 | flow-round stone |
| meisho zue | 名所図絵 | illustrated guidebook |
| meji | 目地 | joint |
| Michiko no Takumi | 路子工 | Michiko no Takumi |
| michishirubegata tōrō | 道識形燈籠 | milepost lantern |
| Mikage ishi | 御影石 | Mikage stone |
| miki maki | 幹巻 | trunk wrapping |
| mikomi | 見込み | side (of a stone) |
| mikoshiboku | 見越木 | distancing tree |
| mikoshimatsu | 見越松 | distancing pine |
| misaki tōrō | 岬燈籠 | promontory lantern |
| mitatemono | 見立物 | reutilized stone item |
| mitōshi gaki | 見通垣 | looking-through fence |
| mitsuashigata tōrō | 三足形燈籠 | three-legged lantern |
| mitsuki | 見付 | front (of a stone) |
| Miyajima | 宮島 | Miyajima island |
| Miyako meisho zue | 都名所図会 | Miyako meisho zue (Pictorial guide to scenic spots in Kyoto) |
| Miyako rinsen meishō zue | 都林泉名勝図会 | Miyako rinsen meishō zue (Pictorial guide to gardens in Kyoto) |
| miyatachigata tōrō | 宮立形燈籠 | shrine-shaped lantern |
| mizuage ishi | 水揚石 | water-filling stone |
| mizuana | 水穴 | water hole; drain hole |
| mizukiri no ishi | 水切の石 | water-cutting stone |
| mizukoshi ishi | 水越石 | water-passing stone |
| mizukumi ishi | 水汲石 | water-ladling stone |
| mizuochi ishi | 水落石 | cascade stone |
| mizuuke ishi | 水受石 | water-receiving stone |
| mizuwake ishi | 水分石 | water-dividing stone |
| mokuhi | 木樋 | wooden conduit |
| morishima | 杜島 | forest island |
| Mōtsūji teien | 毛越寺庭園 | garden at Mōtsūji temple |
| mukae ishi | 迎え石 | mukae stone |
| mukai ochi | 向落ち | facing (cascades) |
| Mukōjima hyakkaen | 向島百花園 | Mukōjima hyakkaen garden |
| Murin'an teien | 無隣庵庭園 | Murin'an garden |
| Muryōkōin teien | 無量光院庭園 | garden remains at Muryōkōin temple site |
| Musō Soseki | 夢窓疎石 | Musō Soseki |
| N | ||
| nagare | 流れ | stream |
| nagare tsukubai | 流れ蹲踞 | stream basin arrangement |
| nagashi matsu | 流松・流枝松 | stretching pine |
| naka jima | 中島 | central island; pond island |
| nakakuguri | 中潜 | pass-under gate |
| namiuke ishi | 浪受石 | wave-receiving stone |
| Naniwajigata | 難波寺形手水鉢 | Naniwaji basin |
| Nanko kōen | 南湖公園 | Nanko park |
| Nanzen'in teien | 南禅院庭園 | garden at Nanzen'in temple |
| Nanzenji hōjō teien | 南禅寺方丈庭園 | garden at the abbot's quarters of Nanzenji temple |
| natsumegata | 棗形手水鉢 | date-shaped basin |
| nawabari | 縄張り | measuring out with rope |
| ne ishi | 根石 | support stones |
| nidanseki | 二段石 | double-step stone |
| nijinseki | 二神石 | stones of the two gods |
| nijiriguchi | 躙口 | crawl-through entrance |
| Nijōjō ninomaru teien | 二条城二之丸庭園 | garden at Ninomaru palace of Nijō castle |
| nijū roji | 二重露地 | two-part tea garden |
| niren uchi | 二連打ち | two-stone set |
| nisanren | 二三連 | two-three zigzag |
| niwa | 庭 | garden |
| niwa dōrō | 庭燈籠 | garden lantern |
| niwa ishi | 庭石 | garden stone |
| niwaki | 庭木 | garden tree |
| niwa mon | 庭門 | garden gate |
| niwashi | 庭師 | garden builder; gardener |
| niwa, teien... | 庭、庭園... | garden (terms for) |
| nobedan | 延段 | nobedan pavement |
| no shima | 野島 | field island |
| nosuji | 野筋 | field belt |
| nozoki bashi | 覗橋 | peeping bridge |
| nozoki gaki | 覗垣 | peeping fence |
| nozoki ishi | 覗石 | peeping stone |
| nozura ishizumi | 野面石積 | rough stone wall |
| Numazu gaki | 沼津垣 | Numazu fence |
| nuno ochi | 布落 | linen-falling (cascade) |
| O | ||
| Ogawa Jihei | 小川治兵衛 | Ogawa Jihei |
| Ōishi bugakuryū | 大石武学流 | Ōishibugaku gardening school |
| ōkarikomi | 大刈り込み | large cluster of (uniformly trimmed) trees |
| Okayama Kōrakuen | 岡山後楽園 | Okayama Kōrakuen garden |
| oki dōrō | 置燈籠 | legless lantern |
| Okunoingata tōrō | 奥の院形燈籠 | Okunoin lantern |
| omo ishi | 主石 | principal stone |
| onmyō gogyōsetsu | 陰陽五行説 | doctrine of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements |
| Oribe dōrō | 織部燈籠 | Oribe lantern |
| ori tsukubai | 下り蹲踞 | sunken basin arrangement |
| osakiseki | 尾崎石 | tail stone |
| Ōsawa no ike | 大沢池 | Ōsawa pond |
| oshibuchi | 押縁 | oshibuchi; support pole |
| ōshukuseki | 鴎宿石 | sea gulls' rest stone |
| oyakuen | 御薬園 | herb garden; Oyakuen garden |
| Ozawa Keijirō | 小澤圭次郎 | Ozawa Keijirō |
| R | ||
| raihaiseki | 礼拝石 | worshiping stone |
| rangui | 乱杭 | random stakes |
| rankeigata tōrō | 蘭渓形燈籠 | waterside lantern |
| reihaiseki →raihaiseki | 礼拝石 | worshiping stone |
| reikyakuseki | 嶺脚石 | mountain base stone |
| reishōseki | 霊象石 | low vertical stone |
| ridatsuseki | 履脱石 | shoe-removing stone (ridatsuseki) |
| rigyoseki | 鯉魚石 | carp stone |
| Rikugien | 六義園 | Rikugien garden |
| rinsen | 林泉 | garden |
| Ritsurin kōen | 栗林公園 | Ritsurin kōen garden |
| roji | 露地 | tea garden |
| roketsugata | 露結形手水鉢 | roketsu water basin |
| Rokuonji (Kinkakuji) teien | 鹿苑寺（金閣寺）庭園 | garden at Rokuonji temple (Kinkakuji) |
| rōkyō | 廊橋 | roofed bridge |
| Rozan | 廬山 | Rozan (Ch. Lushan) mountain |
| Ryōanji hōjō teien | 龍安寺方丈庭園 | garden at the abbot's quarters of Ryōanji temple |
| ryōkyakuseki | 両脚石 | hind leg stones |
| ryōshuseki | 両手石 | foreleg stones |
| ryūchi | 龍池 | dragon-shaped pond |
| ryūmonbaku | 龍門瀑 | dragon gate waterfall |
| ryutōgekishusen | 龍頭鷁首船 | cock-and-dragon boats |
| S | ||
| sabi | 寂・荒び | sabi; weathered beauty |
| sai | 才 | sai |
| Saihōji teien | 西芳寺庭園 | garden at Saihōji temple |
| Sakafuneishi iseki teien | 酒船石遺跡庭園遺構 | garden remains at the Sakafuneishi site |
| sakazuki ishi | 盃石 | sake cup stone |
| Sakuteiki | 作庭記 | Sakuteiki (The book of gardening) |
| samon | 砂紋 | raked pattern |
| sanchōseki | 山頂石 | summit stone |
| sandan gaki | 三段垣 | three stage fence |
| sangaimatsu | 三蓋松 | tripple-peaked pine |
| Sangatsudōgata tōrō | 三月堂形燈籠 | Sangatsudō lantern |
| sanjū roji | 三重露地 | triple tea garden |
| Sankeien | 三渓園 | Sankeien garden |
| sankiseki | 三忌石 | three shunned stones |
| sansui | 山水 | mountain-and-water landscape |
| Sansui narabini nogata no zu | 山水並野形図 | Sansui narabini nogata no zu |
| santō ichiren no niwa | 三島一連の庭 | three-sacred-islands garden |
| san'yōseki | 山腰石 | mountain slope stone |
| sanzonbutsu | 三尊仏 | Buddhist trinity |
| sanzonseki | 三尊石 | triad stones |
| sao | 竿 | shaft |
| sarudo | 猿戸 | sarudo gate |
| sasa | 笹 | bamboo grass |
| sawatobi ishi | 沢飛石 | water-crossing stones |
| sawawatari | 沢渡 | shore stepping-stones |
| sayū ochi | 左右落ち | right-and-left falling (cascade) |
| seigetsuseki | 晴月石 | clear moon stone |
| Seiko (Ch. Xihu) | 西湖 | Lake Seiko |
| Seiryū (Ch. Qinglong) | 青龍 | Seiryū |
| sekidō | 石幢 | memorial pillar |
| sekimori ishi | 関守石 | barrier stone |
| sekisuibyō | 石水瓶手水鉢 | stone bottle basin |
| sekisuiko | 石水壺手水鉢 | stone jar basin |
| sekitei →ishiniwa | 石庭 | stone garden |
| sekiyōboku | 夕陽木 | tree of the setting sun |
| sekizenboku | 寂然木 | tree of solitude |
| Sengan'en | 仙巌園 | Sengan'en garden |
| Sen Rikyū (Sen no Rikyū) | 千利休 | Sen Rikyū (Sen no Rikyū) |
| senseki | 泉石 | garden; garden stones and water |
| sensui | 泉水 | body of water; garden |
| Sentō gosho teien | 仙洞御所庭園 | garden at the Sentō palace |
| senzai | 前栽 | garden flora; garden |
| senzui kawaramono | 山水河原者 | kawaramono gardener |
| Senzui narabini yagyōzu | 山水並野形図 | Senzui narabini yagyōzu |
| setchin | 雪隠 | privy |
| shakkei | 借景 | borrowed scenery |
| shibafu | 芝生 | lawn |
| shiba gaki | 柴垣 | brushwood fence |
| Shiba Onkō | 司馬温公手水鉢 | Shiba Onkō basin |
| shichigosan ishigumi | 七五三石組 | seven-five-three stones |
| shigarami | 柵 | restraint |
| shigyōseki | 枝形石 | arching stone |
| shihōbutsugata | 四方仏形手水鉢 | four-Buddhas basin |
| shiki ishi | 敷石 | stone pavement; paving stone |
| shikimatsuba | 敷松葉 | pine-needle covering |
| Shikinaen | 識名園 | Shikinaen garden |
| shiki no niwa | 四季の庭 | four seasons garden |
| shikirigaki | 仕切垣 | partition (fence) |
| shima | 島 | island; garden (archaic) |
| Shimanoshō iseki teien ikō | 島庄遺跡庭園遺構 | garden remains at the Shimanoshō site |
| shinden | 寝殿 | shinden hall; main hall |
| shindenzukuri | 寝殿造 | shinden style |
| shindenzukuri teien | 寝殿造庭園 | shinden style garden |
| shin-gyō-sō | 真行草 | shin-gyō-sō classification of formality |
| shini ishi | 死石 | dead stone |
| shinji ike | 心字池 | heart character pond |
| Shinsen'en | 神泉苑 | garden at Shinsen'en |
| shinsen shisō | 神仙思想 | cult of immortality |
| shintaiseki | 心体石 | flat stone |
| shioiri no niwa | 潮入の庭 | sea inlet garden |
| shiorido | 枝折戸 | lattice gate |
| Shirakawa suna | 白川砂 | Shirakawa sand |
| Shiramizu Amidadō teien | 白水阿弥陀堂庭園 | garden at Shiramizu Amidadō temple |
| Shiratayūgata tōrō | 白太夫形燈籠 | Shiratayū lantern |
| shisan uchi | 四三打ち | four-three zigzag |
| shishin | 四神 | four directional deities |
| shishiodoshi | 鹿おどし | deer-scarer |
| shoinzukuri | 書院造 | shoin style |
| shoinzukuri teien | 書院造庭園 | shoin style garden |
| shōjōseki | 清浄石 | purifying stone |
| Shōmyōji teien | 称名寺庭園 | garden at Shōmyōji temple |
| Shōseien | 渉成園 | Shōseien garden |
| shōshinboku | 正真木 | principal tree |
| Shūgakuin rikyū teien | 修学院離宮庭園 | gardens at Shūgakuin detached palace |
| shugoseki | 守護石 | guardian stone |
| shujin jima | 主人島 | Master's Isle |
| shujintō →shujin jima | 主人島 | Master's Isle |
| shukkei | 縮景 | reduced-scale landscape |
| Shukkeien | 縮景園 | Shukkeien garden |
| Shukōgata tōrō | 珠光形燈籠 | Shukō lantern |
| shukukei →shukkei | 縮景 | reduced-scale landscape |
| Shumisen | 須弥山 | Mt. Sumeru |
| Shumisen ishi | 須弥山石 | Mt. Sumeru stone |
| shuro nawa | 棕櫚縄 | hemp-palm rope |
| shuseki →omo ishi | 主石 | principal stone |
| soba ochi | 稜落ち | side view falling (cascade) |
| sode gaki | 袖垣 | screen fence |
| sohagake no ishi | 岨崖石 | cliff stone |
| soko ishi | 底石 | water bottom stone |
| sono | 園 | garden |
| Sonoike no tsukasa →Enchishi | 園池司 | Gardens and Ponds Office |
| sori bashi | 反橋 | arched bridge |
| sori ishibashi | 反石橋 | arched stone bridge |
| sōtō | 層塔 | pagoda |
| soto roji | 外露地 | outer tea garden; outer sector |
| suhama | 洲浜・州浜 | pebble beach |
| suhamagata shima | 洲浜形島 | sandy beach island |
| suibonseki | 水盆石 | water-tray stone |
| suichōgan | 水鳥岩 | waterfowl stone |
| suichōseki | 垂釣石 | fishing stone |
| suigyoseki | 水禦石 | water-diverting stone |
| suiji ike | 水字池 | "water" character pond |
| suikinkutsu | 水琴窟 | suikinkutsu; underground echo chamber |
| suimon | 水門 | water gate; drain hole |
| suimonseki | 水門石 | water gate stone |
| suisekitei | 水石庭 | suisekitei; water-and-stone garden |
| suiwatadono | 透渡殿 | open corridor |
| Suizenji Jōjuen | 水前寺成趣園 | Suizenji Jōjuen garden |
| Sujaku →Suzaku | 朱雀 | Suzaku |
| suna setchin | 砂雪隠 | sand privy |
| susaki | 洲崎 | sand bar |
| sute ishi | 捨石 | discarded stone |
| Suzaku (Ch. Zhuque) | 朱雀 | Suzaku |
| T | ||
| tachiai gaki | 立合垣 | stand together fence |
| Tachibana no Toshitsuna | 橘俊綱 | Tachibana no Toshitsuna |
| taidō seki | 体胴石 | statue stone |
| taimatsu gaki | 松明垣 | torch fence |
| taimenseki | 対面石 | meeting stone |
| Tairyūsansō teien | 對龍山荘庭園 | garden at Tairyūsansō |
| Taizōin teien | 退蔵院庭園 | garden at Taizōin temple |
| take | 竹 | bamboo |
| take gaki | 竹垣 | bamboo fence |
| taki | 滝 | waterfall; cascade |
| takigakoi ki | 滝囲木 | waterfall-screening tree |
| takiguchi | 滝口 | cascade mouth |
| takihasami ishi | 滝挟石 | cascade-embracing stone |
| taki ishigumi | 滝石組 | waterfall stone arrangement |
| takisoe ishi | 滝添石・滝副石 | cascade-supporting stone |
| takitsubo | 滝壷 | cascade basin |
| takitsubo ishi | 滝壷石 | cascade basin stone |
| tamabuchi | 玉縁 | tamabuchi coping |
| tamagari | 玉刈り | ball pruning |
| tama ishi | 玉石 | round stone |
| tama ishizumi | 玉石積 | round-stone wall |
| tamatsukuri | 玉作り | ball treatment |
| tanzaku ishi | 短冊石 | tanzaku stones |
| tasoyagata tōrō | 誰屋形燈籠 | who goes there? lantern |
| tate ishi | 立石 | standing stone; upright stone |
| tateko | 立子 | vertical (fence) members |
| teien | 庭園 | garden |
| teishuseki | 亭主石 | host's stone |
| teitōseki | 庭洞石 | cave stone |
| Tekisuien | 滴翠園 | Tekisuien garden |
| temari dōrō | 手鞠燈籠 | ball lantern |
| tenba | 天端 | top (of a stone or wall) |
| Tenryūji teien | 天龍寺庭園 | garden at Tenryūji temple |
| Tenshaen | 天赦園 | Tenshaen garden |
| teppō gaki | 鉄砲垣 | pipe fence; rifle barrel fence |
| teshoku ishi →teshokuseki | 手燭石 | candlestick stone |
| teshokuseki | 手燭石 | candlestick stone |
| tetsubachigata | 鉄鉢形手水鉢 | iron basin |
| Toba rikyū teien | 鳥羽離宮庭園 | gardens at Toba detached palace |
| tobi ishi | 飛石 | stepping stones |
| Tōkaian shoin teien | 東海庵書院庭園 | garden at the shoin of Tōkaian temple |
| Tokudaiji Hōgen Jōi | 徳大寺法眼静意 | Tokudaiji Hōgen Jōi |
| tomayagata tōrō | 苫屋形燈籠 | thatched hut lantern |
| tōrō | 燈籠 | lantern |
| tōsen | 唐船手水鉢 | Chinese junk basin |
| Toshihito Shinnō | 智仁親王 | Imperial Prince Toshihito |
| Toshitada Shinnō | 智忠親王 | Imperial PrinceToshitada |
| tsubo niwa | 坪庭 | enclosed garden |
| tsuijibei | 築地塀 | earthen wall |
| tsukiyama | 築山 | artificial hill |
| tsukiyama niwa | 築山庭 | hill garden |
| tsukiyama rinsentei | 築山林泉庭 | hill and pond garden |
| Tsukiyama senjiroku | 築山染指録 | Tsukiyama senjiroku |
| Tsukiyamateizōden | 築山庭造伝（後編） | Tsukiyamateizōden (kōhen) (Hill garden construction, part 2) |
| Tsukiyamateizōden (zenpen) | 築山庭造伝(前編) | Tsukiyamateizōden (zenpen) (Hill garden construction, part 1) |
| tsukubai | 蹲踞 | crouching basin arrangement |
| tsukubai | 蹲踞手水鉢 | crouching water basin |
| tsukubai dōrō | 蹲踞燈籠 | crouching basin lantern |
| tsume ishi | 詰石 | packing stones; rock fill |
| tsuri dono | 釣殿 | fishing pavilion |
| tsuri dōrō | 釣燈籠・吊燈籠 | hanging lantern |
| tsuru ishi | 鶴石 | crane stone |
| tsuru jima | 鶴島 | crane island |
| tsurukame no niwa | 鶴亀の庭 | crane-and-tortoise garden |
| tsutai ochi | 伝い落ち | slithering (cascade) |
| U | ||
| uchigaki | 内垣 | inner fence |
| uchi koshikake | 内腰掛 | inner bench |
| uchi roji | 内露地 | inner tea garden |
| Ueda Sōko | 上田宗箇 | Ueda Sōko |
| ueki | 植木 | garden tree; garden shrub |
| uekiya | 植木屋 | nurseryman; gardener |
| uekomi | 植込み | close planting of trees |
| uguisugaki | 鴬垣 | nightingale fence |
| ukebana | 請花 | flower bowl base |
| uki ishi | 浮石 | floating stone |
| unjō sodegaki | 雲上袖垣 | unjō screen fence |
| uodamari | 魚溜 | fish haven |
| Urakugata dōrō | 有楽型燈籠 | Uraku lantern |
| utsushi | 写し | copy |
| Uzumasagata tōrō | 太秦形燈籠 | Uzumasa lantern |
| W | ||
| wabi | 侘び | wabi; rustic simplicity |
| waki ishi | 脇石 | side stones |
| wakutamagata | 湧玉形手水鉢 | bubble basin |
| wara maki | 藁巻 | straw wrapping |
| warbite | 蕨手 | warabite; furled bracken |
| wari take | 割竹 | split bamboo |
| watari | 渡り | span |
| Y | ||
| yado | 屋戸 | garden (archaic) |
| yaesode gaki | 八重袖垣 | multiple screen fence |
| yahakuseki | 夜泊石 | treasure ship stones |
| yaku boku | 役木 | key tree |
| yaku ishi | 役石 | key stone |
| yamai ishi | 病い石 | diseased stone |
| yama shima | 山島 | mountain island |
| yarai gaki | 矢来垣 | yarai fence |
| yarimizu | 遣水 | yarimizu stream |
| yatsuhashi | 八つ橋 | zigzag bridge |
| yōfū teien | 洋風庭園 | western style garden |
| yōgōseki | 影向石 | stone of divine presence |
| yohōbutsugata | 四方仏形手水鉢 | four-Buddhas basin (yohō) |
| yoko ishi | 横石 | horizontal stone; horizontal stone members |
| yoko ochi | 横落 | yoko ochi (cascade) |
| yoroigata sodegaki | 鎧形袖垣 | armor pattern screen fence |
| yose dōrō | 寄燈籠 | patchwork lantern; aggregate lantern |
| yōseki | 陽石 | Yang stone |
| yōsokuseki | 腰息石 | sitting stone |
| Yōsuien | 養翠園 | Yōsuien garden |
| yotsuashigata tōrō | 四脚形燈籠 | four-legged lantern |
| yotsume gaki | 四つ目垣 | bamboo lattice fence |
| yūgyoseki | 遊魚石 | fish tunnel stone |
| yukimi dōrō | 雪見燈籠 | snow-viewing lantern |
| yuki tsuri | 雪吊り | snow protection |
| yukyoseki | 遊居石 | stone of amusement |
| yunokigata tōrō | 柚木形燈籠 | citron tree lantern |
| yutōseki | 湯桶石 | hot-water vessel stone |
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| Zen'ami | 善阿弥 | Zen'ami |
Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
(C) 2010 by Ono Kenkichi and Walter Edwards. All rights reserved.
