庭先

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 庭先 is read as にわさき and is a noun for the part of a yard or garden immediately outside and close to a house.
• Basic usage: Putting a chair out near the house appears in 庭先に椅子を出す, while a cat coming into the front garden appears in 庭先まで猫が来る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The part of the yard close to the house
  • It focuses on the readily accessible area near the entrance or building rather than the entire garden.
• Difference from 庭
  • Unlike the general word for the whole garden or yard, this term identifies the part immediately by the house.