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On'yomi
ド・ト
DO / TO
Kun'yomi
つち
tsuchi

soil · earth · ground · Turkey

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Strokes3
Frequency#307
Radicalearth(3)

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Component Breakdown

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十 + one

Cultural Context

Etymology

Pictograph of sprout emerging from ground.

Symbolism

Earth, foundation, agriculture. Represents center in Five Elements.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Standing on the earth

Games

マインクラフト

Minecraft(2011)

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Developer: Mojang

Sandbox game digging 'dirt' to gather resources.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

十万億土

じゅうまんおくど

eternity; paradise; eternity

王道楽土

おうどうらくど

Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king; Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king

寂光浄土

じゃっこうじょうど

paradise; paradise

極楽浄土

ごくらくじょうど

Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati; Amitabha's Pure Land

欣求浄土

ごんぐじょうど

seeking rebirth in the Pure Land; seeking rebirth in the Pure Land

西方浄土

さいほうじょうど

Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)

厭離穢土

えんりえど

abhorrence of (living in) this impure world; abhorrence of (living in) this impure world

捲土重来

けんどちょうらい

recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts; recouping one's strength for a renewed attack

土崩瓦解

どほうがかい

complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair); complete collapse