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土

soil
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingド、ト
Kun readingつち
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. soilRtK
    農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。Farmers turn up the soil with plows.tatoeba
  2. turkey
  3. earth
    他の文化では、ボールには土、穀物、細々とした植物が、またときには金属片さえもがいっぱいに詰め込まれていたのです。In other cultures, the balls were filled with earth, grain, bits and pieces of plants, and sometimes even pieces of metal.tatoeba
    種の上に少し土をかぶせなさい。Cover the seeds with a little earth.tatoeba
  4. ground
  1. dirt
  2. clay
  3. mud

Synonyms

地陰陽道

Popular Usage

土曜日お土産

Radicals and components

Radical土earth

Mnemonic (RtK)

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dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 161

Compound words

土曜日どようび
Saturday
お土産おみやげ
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
浄土真宗じょうどしんしゅう
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
郷土きょうど
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region
国土こくど
country; territory; domain; realm
出土しゅつど
archeological excavation (archaeological)
浄土じょうど
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
全土ぜんど
whole nation; whole land; whole country
土間どま
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
土器どき
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
土産みやげ
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
土手どて
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
土壌どじょう
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
土人どじん
native; aboriginal
土星どせい
Saturn (planet)
土石どせき
earth and stones
土足どそく
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
土台どだい
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset
土地とち
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region
土俵どひょう
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
土塀どべい
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
土木どぼく
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
土曜どよう
Saturday
粘土ねんど
clay

On Reading Examples

我が家の大きな土地を子供たちのために公平に区分する。とち
We will divide the large area of family land equally between our children.tatoeba
土地は８つに区分された。とち
The land was divided into 8 lots.tatoeba
土日月の午前１０時半から午後４時まで開館。ど
Open from 10:30am to 4pm on Sat, Sun, and Mon.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼の農場の土はとても肥えている。つち
The land on his farm is very fertile.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父親の大きな土地を相続した。
He succeeded to his father's large property.tatoeba
彼は彼女に土曜日ごとに会っている。
He meets his girlfriend Saturdays.tatoeba
彼は粘土を火に入れて固めた。
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.tatoeba
彼は粘土で鉢をつくった。
He formed the clay into a bowl.tatoeba
- 毎年5月最終土曜日
The last Saturday of every Maywiki
- 旧暦6月7日に近い土曜日
On Saturdays near June 7 (in old calendar)wiki
つうゑん茶屋　飲食代・お土産品10%割引
Tsuen Tea Shop: Ten-percent discount on food and drinks as well as gift lineswiki
福島県内のパーキングエリアにもお土産としてよく見られる。
It is found as a souvenir in parking areas in Fukushima Prefecture.wiki

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 土

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step