3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

soil, earth, ground, Turkey

Kun'yomi
  • earth ②the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens) ③low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ④(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
On'yomi
  • Saturday ②earth ③land ④earth (third of the five elements)
  • Turkey
Nanori
  • つく
  • ひじ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

94.9%
つち 5.0%
0.1%
ひじ 0.0%

Common Words

construction worker
earth ②the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens) ③low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ④(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
plot of land ②locality
kneeling down on the ground
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land) ②feces
whole nation
dirt mound ②dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room ③platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
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References

Unicode hex code 571F
JIS X 0208 1-37-58
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1050
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 966
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3403
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4867
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 24
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 17
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 37
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 19
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 22
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 360
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 22
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 1.A
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 347
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 152
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b0.1
Four corner code 4010.0
De Roo Code 1472