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土
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 土.
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Entry
1
earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
Examples
農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。
Farmers turn up the soil with plows.
2
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
3
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
4
Also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
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