土 — earth, soil, ground
つち
土
earth
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 strokes
nature
U+571F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #307
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #161
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #32
Meanings
- earth
- soil
- ground
word
つち tsuchi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
と ・ど to On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (64)
あかい
赤
red
しゃ
社
company
ち
地
ground
ば
場
place
しつ
室
room
はしる
走
run
えん
園
garden
てら
寺
temple
とおい
遠
far
さと
里
village
さる
去
leave
しあわせ
幸
happiness
さか
坂
slope
かた
型
mould
たち
達
accomplished
どう
堂
public chamber
しお
塩
salt
ざい
在
exist
ふえる
増
increase
もと
基
fundamentals
さかい
境
boundary
きん
均
level
あつ
圧
pressure
はか
墓
grave
さばく
裁
tailor
いき
域
range
しろ
城
castle
へい
陛
highness
たれる
垂
droop
るい
塁
bases
こわす
壊
demolition
つか
塚
hillock
さい
埼
cape
かべ
壁
wall
かたい
堅
strict
うめる
埋
bury
ほり
堀
ditch
じゅく
塾
cram school
じょう
壌
lot
ぬる
塗
paint
つちかう
培
cultivate
せん
繊
slender
つい
墜
crash
だん
壇
podium
がき
垣
hedge
すみ
墨
black ink
つつみ
堤
dike
はく
吐
spit
とう
塔
pagoda
かたまり
塊
clod
ふん
墳
tomb
つぼ
坪
two-mat area
ぼう
坊
boy
こたえる
堪
withstand
へい
塀
fence
ぼく
睦
intimate
こう
坑
pit
だ
堕
degenerate
たい
堆
piled high
き
毀
break
てん
塡
fill in
こん
墾
ground-breaking
そく
塞
close
そ
塑
model