Vocab Info
N3 Noun
土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)
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud
Noun
2.
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land
Noun
3.
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
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Noun
4.
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌,See Also:
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土 【つち】、地 【つち】、地 【つし】
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ち
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植木鉢に土を入れる。
To fill the flowerpot with soil.
畑の土を耕す作業はとても大変です。
Tilling the soil in the field is a very laborious task.
僕が初めて海外の土を踏んだのは高校生の時でした。
The first time I stepped on foreign soil was when I was in high school.
十年ぶりに母国の土を踏んだ時は何だか感慨深い気持ちになった。
Stepping on my home country's soil after a decade brought about a deep sense of emotion.
庭で木を育てようとしたが庭の土が痩せているせいで一向に育たなかった。
I tried to grow trees in the garden, but they didn't thrive because the soil in the garden was poor.
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