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土

つち

Readings

つちつし

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nearth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
  2. 2.
    nthe earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
  3. 3.
    nlow-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
  4. 4.
    n(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

Kanji breakdown

土
N23 strokesGrade 1

Example sentences

農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。

Farmers turn up the soil with plows.

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土つち

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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