Word details

土壇

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 土壇.

Dictionary

Entry

土壇だんNounFreq #163845
1

dirt mound

2

dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room

3

platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

soil, earth, ground, Turkey

3 strokesFrequency 307JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

つち

Nanori

つくひじ

podium, stage, rostrum, terrace

16 strokesFrequency 1,512JLPT N1Grade 8

On

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