土 — earth, soil, ground

つち土 earth

U+571F Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes Freq #307 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #161 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #32

Meanings

earth
soil
ground

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つち tsuchi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

土(つち) tsuchi earth

ど do On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

土(と) 地(ち) tochi land 土(ど) 曜(よう) 日(び) doyoubi Saturday 国(こく) 土(ど) kokudo national land 土(ど) 日(にち) donichi weekend 土(ど) 木(ぼく) doboku civil engineering 土(ど) 曜(よう) doyou Saturday 土(ど) 壌(じょう) dojou soil 領(りょう) 土(ど) ryoudo territory 土(ど) 台(だい) dodai foundation 土(ど) 足(そく) dosoku with shoes on

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

土産(みやげ) miyage souvenir

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

土産(みやげ) miyage souvenir

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Meanings

word

つち tsuchi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ど do On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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