Related words 切きり 土ど 切土 is cutting into the ground to lower the level, the opposite of 盛り土 which raises it.
土ど 手て 土手 is a more general term for a bank or levee, often natural or for flood control, while 盛り土 specifically refers to artificially raised ground.
Written forms 盛り土 Usage 45% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
盛土 Usage 55% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
もり 土ど
Mixed kana-kanji spelling occasionally seen; not a standard form.
もりつち
Etymology Compound of 盛り (mori, 'piling up', the continuative form of 盛る moru) + 土 (do, 'earth, soil'). The reading もりつち is a less common variant using the kun'yomi for 土 .
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