soil; earth

From Lesson 16:Kanji 3·Japanese

Note

Ten crops, one soil.

Breakdown of soil; earth

one
一
ten
十

Usages of soil; earth

king
王

The king is the one ruling the soil.

土
soil; earth
土ど曜よう日びdoyoubi
Saturday
old
耂 component

When you get old, you start to bend and end up in the soil.

hometown
里
sheep
羊

Sheep eat all weeds they can find on the soil.

past
去

Deeply under the soil, you've buried private matters of your past.

temple
寺

Temples are built on soil with precise measurement.

twice
再

One upside down box can contain all soil twice.

run
走
red
赤
The soil is covered with human legs and animal legs and completely colored red.
arrive
至

There is no better place to arrive than on one's private soil.

clod
坴

You see a toadstool growing from the soil, but then realize it's just a clod.

salt
塩

After soiling your gun, you put your mouth against the dish to taste some salt.

company
社

Companies put large displays in the soil in order to advertise.

sitting
坐

Two people on the soil, clearly they are sitting.

sacred
圣

Again and again, the soil nurtures life, making it sacred.

ground
地

The ground is where the soil chooses to be.

long kimono
袁

Long kimonos, from the soil to your mouth those clothes reach.

more
達

You walk on the soil, see a sheep, and know there must be more.

cow
⺧ component

You see a bend in the soil, but then realize it's a cow.

toadstool
圥

You see a creature made from soil on human legs, but then realize it's just a toadstool.

circumference
周

With an upside down box on your head and soil in your mouth, you measure the circumference.

square jewel
圭

You press together two pieces of soil and turn it into a square jewel.

public chamber
堂

A public chamber is a piece of soil where both your mind and your mouth are welcome.

violet
菫 component

You see a violet in the grass while you work with your mouth full of soil.

wall
壁

The wall was erected on false soil, leading to its collapse.

paint
塗

You have water and a surplus of soil, and turn it into paint.

cottage; hut
舎

A cottage and a hut are built directly on the soil, and have one roof and one opening.

location
場

You are looking for the location where the sunbeam hits the soil.

trash
塵

Deer soil every place with their trash.

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