土 — earth

Grade 1 kanji · 3 strokes · on'yomi do · kun'yomi tsuchi.

A cross rooted in the ground — a plus sign with the base representing earth.

Example words

• 土 — tsuchi — soil
• 土曜日 — doyoubi — Saturday
• 土地 — tochi — land

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