Vocabulary

What does 土 (つち, tsuchi) mean?

土 (つち, tsuchi) means soil, earth.

Quick facts
Readingつち
Romajitsuchi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
つち
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsuchi

soil, earth

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

Example sentences

  • My hands got dirty with soil.

  • I dug up the soil to plant flowers.

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