土壌

どじょう

soil

Also:breeding ground (for)

What does 土壌 mean?

土壌 is a Japanese noun meaning soil in English. It can also be translated as breeding ground (for) depending on context. It is written as 土壌 in kanji, どじょう in hiragana, and dojou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

植物は土壌で育つ。

Plants are nourished by earth.