土
土 — Soil
soil, earth, ground, Turkey
On’yomiド (do)
On’yomiト (to)
Kun’yomiつち (tsuchi)
Stroke order (3 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 土
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 領土 | りょうど ryoudo | territory; domain; dominion |
| 土 | つち tsuchi | earth; soil; dirt |
| 土曜 | どよう doyou | Saturday |
| 国土 | こくど kokudo | country; territory; domain |
| 土俵 | どひょう dohyou | (wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag |
Study notes
土 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 3 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #307 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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