土 Kanji – soil
The Japanese kanji 土 can mean soil, earth, ground, Turkey.
Meaning and Readings
How is 土 read?
土 has the onyomi readings ド, ト and the kunyomi reading つち.
In romaji, these readings can be written as do, to, tsuchi.
Common Japanese Words Using 土
These common Japanese words contain 土. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お土産（おみやげ） — local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
- 混凝土（コンクリート） — concrete
- 土耳古（トルコ） — Turkey, Türkiye
- 郷土（きょうど） — native place, birth-place, one's old home
- 国土（こくど） — country, territory, domain, realm
- 出土（しゅつど） — archeological excavation (archaeological)
- 浄土（じょうど） — pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha), (Buddhist) paradise
- 全土（ぜんど） — whole nation, whole land, whole country
- 土（つち） — earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud
- 土間（どま） — dirt floor, room with dirt floor