地
N3つち
土
[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)
Other Readings
「地」 has other readings with different meanings.
Related Words
Examples
春になると地から新しい芽が出る。
New sprouts come up from the soil in spring.
昨日の雨で庭の地がぬかるんでいる。
The ground is muddy from the rain.
祖父は広い庭の地を毎日丁寧に耕している。
My grandfather carefully tills the soil of his wide garden every day.