Meaning
Turkey · earth · ground · soil
On'yomi
ト · ド
Kun'yomi
つち
Common compounds (70)
- 地 つし(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
- 土圭 とけいclock; watch; timepiece
- どたん場 どたんばplatform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
- 領土 りょうどdominion; territory; possession
- 土地 どおじlocality; region; place
- 土曜 どようSaturday
- 国土 くにつちcountry; territory; domain; realm
- ドシャ降り ドシャぶりdownpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
- 土俵 どひょう(wrestling) ring
- 土台 どだいfoundation; base; basis
- 土木 どぼくengineering works; civil engineering; public works
- 土のう どのうsandbag