土

つち

earth, soil

Also:the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud), (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

What does 土 mean?

土 is a Japanese noun meaning “earth, soil” in English. It can also be translated as “the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud), (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)” depending on context. It is written as 土 in kanji, つち in hiragana, and tsuchi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。

Farmers turn up the soil with plows.