つち

earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
earthsoildirtclaymud
Noun
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)the groundthe land
Noun
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
Noun
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

Example Sentences

鳥が(つち)をかき回す。

Birds disturb the soil.

かれは(つち)に水をやった。

He watered the soil.

農家の人達は鋤で(つち)を耕す。

Farmers turn up the soil with plows.

(たね)(うえ)に少し(つち)をかぶせなさい。

Cover the seeds with a little earth.

彼女は植木鉢に新しい(つち)を入れた。

She put new soil in the flower pot.

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