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RTK / HeisigFrame #161

soil

Lv 1

Strokes: 3

JLPT: N5

Jōyō: Grade 1

Meanings

soil RTKDirtEarthGround

Mnemonic Aliases

Narrative names used in mnemonics for this kanji.

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

Community Mnemonic

391 votes

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

Radical Components

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

つち

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