土 meaning'earth'
 onyomiド, ト
 kunyomiつち
termpronunciationEnglish
土つちearth, soil, ground
土台どだいthe foundation(s), the base
土曜日どようびSaturday
土木どぼくcivil engineering
率土そっとface of the earth
お土産おみやげsouvenir
土産みやげpresent, souvenir
全土ぜんどthe whole nation (land, country)
凍土とうどfrozen soil
国土こくどcountry, territory, domain, realm
土俗どぞくlocal customs
土俵どひょうarena; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag, gabion
土俵入りどひょういりentrance procession of sumo wrestlers into the ring
土俵際どひょうぎわthe edge of a sumo ring, the edge or verge
土偶どぐうearthen (clay) figure
土圭とけい, ときはかりwatch, clock, timepiece
土地とちplot of land, lot, soil
土地柄とちがらlocal colour, local color
土塀どべいmud wall, earthen wall, plaster wall
土壌どじょうsoil
土壌汚染どじょうおせんsoil pollution
土曜どようSaturday
土橋どばしan earthen bridge
土用の丑の日どようのうしのひday of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season), dog days of summer
土石どせきearth and stones
土砂どしゃearth and sand
土砂降りどしゃぶりdownpour, pouring rain, cloudburst, pelting rain, heavy rain
土窯どがまearthen kiln
安土桃山時代あづちももやまじだいAzuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE)
欣求浄土ごんぐじょうどseeking rebirth in the Pure Land
沖積土ちゅうせきどalluvial soil
浄土じょうどPure Land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); Pure Land Buddhism
浄土宗じょうどしゅうPure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
浄土真宗じょうどしんしゅうJodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)
火山灰土壌かざんばいどじょうvolcanic ash soil
焦土しょうどscorched earth
珪藻土けいそうどdiatomaceous soil
粘土ねんど, ねばつちclay
腐葉土ふようどhumus, leaf mold, leaf mould
遮光器土偶しゃこうきどぐう"spaceman" clay figurine from about 500 AD
郷土きょうどnative place, birth-place, one's old home
酸性土壌さんせいどじょうacid soil
領土りょうどdominion, territory, possession
風土ふうどnatural features, topography, climate, spiritual features
黄土おうど, こうどearth, yellow soil, yellow ochre, loess, hades
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