土 — soil, earth, ground

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• ど do
• と to

Kun'yomi

• つち tsuchi

Example words

• 土曜日 doyoubi Saturday

Words that use 土

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 土曜日 どようび Saturday JLPT N5
• お土産 おみやげ local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling) JLPT N4
• 土産 みやげ local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling JLPT N3
• 土 つち earth JLPT N3
• 土地 とち plot of land JLPT N3
• 土台 どだい foundation JLPT N1
• 土手 どて embankment JLPT N1
• 土俵 どひょう (wrestling) ring JLPT N1
• 土木 どぼく engineering works JLPT N1
• 郷土 きょうど native place JLPT N1