土

Meaning

土 centers on the solid material of the ground: soil, earth, or dirt. The country name Turkey is a phonetic application unrelated to the core meaning.

• 土つち
  N3

  earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud

• 土地とち
  N3

  plot of land; lot; soil

• 土曜日どようび
  N5

  Saturday

• 土日どにち

  weekend; Saturday and Sunday

• 土曜どよう
  N3

  Saturday

• 土産みやげ
  N5

  local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling

• 国土こくど
  N1

  country; territory; domain; realm

• 領土りょうど
  N1

  territory; domain; dominion; possession

• 本土ほんど

  mainland; the country proper

• 土壌どじょう

  soil

• 土砂どしゃ
  N1

  sediment; earth and sand

• 土木どぼく
  N1

  engineering works; civil engineering; public works

• 郷土きょうど
  N1

  native place; birth-place; one's old home

• 土台どだい
  N1

  foundation; base; basis

• 粘土ねんど
  N1

  clay

• 土俵どひょう
  N1

  (wrestling) ring

• 土器どき

  earthenware

• 全土ぜんど

  whole nation; whole land; whole country

• 出土しゅつど

  archeological excavation (archaeological)

• 土星どせい
  N1

  Saturn (planet)

• 風土ふうど
  N1

  natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features

• お土産おみやげ
  N4

  local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)

• 土手どて
  N1

  embankment; bank

• 土間どま
  N1

  dirt floor; room with dirt floor

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