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RTK / HeisigFrame #161

土

soil

Lv 1

Strokes: 3

JLPT: N5

Jōyō: Grade 1

Radical Components

Meanings

soil RTKDirtEarthGround

Mnemonic Aliases

Narrative names used in mnemonics for this kanji.

dirt(mnemonic)soil just so...(mnemonic)

Community Mnemonic

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Remembering soil is easy. If soil is soft, you can take a walking stick and plunge it two feet into the ground.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

どと

Kun'yomi

つち

Found In Vocabulary

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