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土
earth · soil · ground · land
N5On: ど、とKun: つち
Memory Aid
The kanji 土 depicts a plant or object rooted in the ground. The bottom line represents the flat earth, and the top line with a cross is something growing or embedded in it.
'DO' (ド) — Imagine you DO get your hands dirty with SOIL, or like the DOor is opening to a place where you can find SOIL.
This character looks like a simple cross marking a spot of EARTH or a pile of SOIL, indicating a location on the ground.
Vocabulary
土地とちland, plot of land
土曜日どようびSaturday
粘土ねんどclay
土つちsoil, earth
Example Sentences
手に**土**がついた。
My hands got **soil** on them.
明日は**土**曜日です。
Tomorrow is **Sat**urday.
この**土**地を買いたい。
I want to buy this **land**.
子供たちは粘**土**で遊んでいる。
The children are playing with **clay**.