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箱庭
hakoniwa
Description
箱庭は、はこの中に小さな山や木や家を作った、ミニチュアの庭です。
A 箱庭 is a miniature garden with small mountains, trees, and houses made inside a box.
心理りょうほうでも、すなや人形をつかう「箱庭りょうほう」がゆうめいです。
In psychotherapy, the '箱庭 method' using sand and dolls is also famous.
Meanings
箱庭hakoniwa
miniature garden made in a box or tray
おじいさんは小さな箱庭を作るのがすきです。
The old man likes to create small miniature gardens.
箱庭hakoniwa
small, neatly contained scene or world in miniature
高い所から見ると、町が箱庭みたいに見えた。
From a high place, the town looked like a miniature garden.
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Notes
- Etymology
箱 (box) + 庭 (garden), a garden built inside a box or tray.
- Nuance
often used figuratively for a small, tidy, self-contained world seen from above.
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