N3535/1669

土つち

nounnoun (generic)

つち

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

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Example sentences

この土つちは植物しょくぶつを育そだてるのに適てきしている。

This soil is suitable for growing plants.

雨あめが降ふった後あと、土つちが柔やわらかくなった。

After the rain fell, the soil became soft.

子供こどもたちは庭にわの土つちで泥団子どろだんごを作つくって遊あそんでいた。

The children were playing by making mud balls with the dirt in the garden.

農家のうかの人ひとは毎朝まいあさ土つちの状態じょうたいを確認かくにんする。

Farmers check the condition of the soil every morning.

古代こだいの人々ひとびとは天てんと土つちを対立たいりつするものとして捉とらえていた。

Ancient people regarded the heavens and the earth as opposing forces.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)