Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zen garden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: zen -gar-den
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small stylized Japanese rock garden, intended to convey the essence of nature and to aid meditation.

Example Sentences

"Perhaps you have seen a Zen garden or pictures of Zen gardens with the artfully arranged rocks emerging from smoothly raked patterns in the sand."

Inflected Forms

Zen gardens (plural)

Questions

What does zen garden mean?: A small stylized Japanese rock garden, intended to convey the essence of nature and to aid meditation.

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