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    3. 土

    土

    土つち

    earth

    N3KMT2News #4+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab3 strokes

    地

    つちつし

    Noun

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

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    庭にわの土つちを耕たがやしました。

    I tilled the garden soil.

    KMT2Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing
    雨あめのせいで道みちが土つちだらけです。

    The road is covered in mud because of the rain.

    KMT2Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    この植しょく物ぶつは肥ひ沃よくな土ど壌じょうでよく育そだちます。

    This plant grows well in fertile soil.

    KMT3Nature & Environment
    彼かれは土つちに触ふれるのが好すきで、いつもガーデニングをしています。

    He likes touching the soil and is always gardening.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    考こう古こ学がく者しゃは、古ふるい遺い跡せきから土ど器きを発はっ掘くつしました。

    Archaeologists excavated earthenware from the ancient ruins.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
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