土

つち

地

[tsuchi]

Meanings

1.Noun

earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud

2.Noun

the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land

3.Noun

low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)

4.Noun

(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

庭の土に花の種を植えました。

I planted flower seeds in the garden soil.

雨のあと庭の土が柔らかくなった。

The soil in the garden got soft after the rain.

雨が降って、土が湿っています。

It rained and the soil is wet.