[土] Handwritten Kanji for soil and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “土” (tsuchi); Kanji for “soil”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “土” (tsuchi)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “土”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
土	ド ト つち	do to tsuchi	3	土	soil

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “土”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
土	つち	tsuchi	Soil
土地	とち	tochi	Land
粘土で遊ぶ	ねんどであそぶ	nendo de asobu	To play with clay