庭番 にわばん Meanings Noun garden watchman; garden keeper guard of the inner garden See also: 御庭番 (おにわばん). Kanji 庭 garden. Read as にわ. 番 number. Read as バン. Words containing 庭番 御庭番 (おにわばん) spy working for the Edo shogunate Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists