16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

lot, earth, soil

Kun'yomi
  • つち
On'yomi
  • ジョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

lot, earth, soil
ジョウ つち (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
to help, to assist, to achieve
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

soil ②breeding ground
heaven and earth
yellow soil ②Hades
clouds and earth
as eternal as heaven and earth
(people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace
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References

Unicode hex code 58CC
JIS X 0208 1-30-77
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1143
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1098
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 755
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1886
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1844
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1421
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1912
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2088
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1172
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1824
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1650
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 391
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1543
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b13.4
Four corner code 4013.2
De Roo Code 1465