Meaning of 土 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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土, 地JLPT 3
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Kana Readingつち, つし
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Romajitsuchi, tsushi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- earth; soil; dirt
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- Parts of speech
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- the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
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- Parts of speech
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- low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
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- Parts of speech
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- (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)
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Example Sentences
土, 地, つち, つし used in context
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When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds.
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Open from 10:30am to 4pm on Sat, Sun, and Mon.
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She put new soil in the flower pot.
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The land on his farm is very fertile.
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Farmers turn up the soil with plows.
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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.
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