Vocab Info

N3 Noun

(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)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud

    2. Noun

      2.

      the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land

    3. Noun

      3.

      low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)

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    4. 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,

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    土 【つち】地 【つち】地 【つし】

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      植木鉢(うえきばち)(つち)()れる。

      To fill the flowerpot with soil.

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      (はたけ)(つち)(たがや)作業(さぎょう)はとても大変(たいへん)です。

      Tilling the soil in the field is a very laborious task.

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      (ぼく)(はじ)めて海外(かいがい)(つち)()んだのは高校生(こうこうせい)(とき)でした。

      The first time I stepped on foreign soil was when I was in high school.

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      (じゅう)(ねん)ぶりに母国(ぼこく)(つち)()んだ(とき)(なん)だか感慨深(かんがいぶか)気持(きも)ちになった。

      Stepping on my home country's soil after a decade brought about a deep sense of emotion.

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      (にわ)()(そだ)てようとしたが(にわ)(つち)()せているせいで一向(いっこう)(そだ)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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