The soil in the garden is dry.
He set foot on his homeland's soil.
In the five elements, earth is positioned at the center.
Saturday and Sunday; weekend
Saturday
country; territory; domain; realm
territory; domain
mainland; country proper; home territory · native country; country of birth; homeland · Pure Land; Buddha realm
soil; earth · breeding ground; fertile ground
kneeling and bowing to the ground; prostrating oneself
earth and sand; sediment
civil engineering; public works; engineering works
hometown; native place; one's old home · region; locality; province
foundation; base; basis · from the beginning; by nature; originally
clay
sumo ring; wrestling ring · forum; discussion platform · sandbag; gabion
whole country; entire land; whole nation
excavation; unearthing; being excavated
earthenware; pottery · unglazed earthenware; bisque-fired pottery
natural environment; climate and topography; regional character
embankment; bank; levee · beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
dirt floor; earthen floor room · pit; parterre
earthen figure; clay figure · dogū; Jōmon clay figurine
indigenousness; being native; settling · native; indigenous; aboriginal
last moment; eleventh hour; brink · execution platform; dirt platform for beheadings
earthenware pot; clay pot
midsummer; dog days of summer · final 18 days of each season
frozen soil; frozen ground
Pure Land; Buddhist paradise; Amitabha's western paradise · Pure Land Buddhism
scorched earth
native; aboriginal person
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
earthen pipe; clay pipe
Sino-Japanese reading of 土, from Middle Chinese. The character originally depicted a clod of earth on the ground.