【土】(do,to,tsuchi/soil,Saturday) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

How to read 土

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・do　ど
・to　と

For example,
・土曜日　do-yō-bi　どようび
　Saturday
・土星　do-sē　どせい
　Saturn It's a planet
・土地　to-chi　とち
　land
and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next is the kun-reading.
It’s read as

・tsuchi　つち

For example,
・土　tsuchi　つち
　soil, dart
and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・土産　miyage　みやげ
　souvenir, present, gift

Meaning of 土

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "土".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・soil
・ground
・Saturday

Radical of 土

And the radical of this character is 土　tsuchi.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names in Jpapan.
Here are some family names that are famous in Japan.

・土屋　Tuchiya　つちや
・土井　Doi　どい
・土田　Tsuchida　つちだ
・土方　Hijikata　ひじかた

Personal name

These are no common personal names using the Kanji for 土. 

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 土.

・土方 歳三　Hijikata toshi-zō　ひじかたとしぞう
　He was samurai, warrior

Anime characters

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 土.

・土方 十四郎　Hijikata Tou-shi-rō　ひじかたとうしろう
He is a character in Gin Tama

Look-alikes 土

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 土.

・士　shi　し
　samurai, gentleman

The origin of kanji 土, other words and proverbs are introduced in the "iLAB".
If you are interested, please continue reading.

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