Meanings
Readings
Common Words
earth; ground; land; soil
place
territory
bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
earth (one of the five elements)
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
place; position; location
position; standing; status; situation
ground; earth's surface
land; lot; plot
plot of land; lot; soil
locality; region; place
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
underground; below the ground
world of the dead; the grave
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface
this world; this earth
earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
Also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
Buddhism
hell realm; Naraka
Christianity
Hell
hell; misery; nightmare; inferno
place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
(social) position; status; standing
position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
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