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Keyword
earth
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig161
Readings
ど
(67%)
つち
(18%)
と
(13%)
Composed of
十
ten
一
one
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a cross planted into the earth. The lower stroke is longer since it signifies the ground, or the horizon, which infinitely stretches in every direction.

Do not confuse with 士 where the upper stroke is longer.

Used in kanji (151 in total)
生
life
場
location
地
ground
達
accomplished
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Used in vocabulary (520 in total)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
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Examples (200 in total)
This house and this land are mine.
A part of this land is mine.
The most expensive thing is land.
He sold all his land.
He has a lot of land.
I have a lot of land.
He decided to rent his property to that company.
I don't know how to manage that large estate.
The land was converted into a park.
He distributed his land among his sons.
It always takes time to get used to a new place.
He wants to dispose of his land.
We have to dispose of the land.
I want to dispose of the land.
My idea of that place is not very clear.
Do you have enough time to buy enough things for souvenirs?
What did you buy as a souvenir?
Are there any souvenir shops here?
Is there a gift shop around here?
Here, this is a Japanese souvenir. I hope you like it.
Is there a souvenir shop in the hotel?
What souvenir do you think she would like most?
This earth is moist owing to the recent rain.
Who owns this land?
He once owned a lot of land.
He owns this land.
Land prices are running higher every year.
He is entitled to get the land; it was his father's.
I gave him some good advice about buying land.
"How about going to the movies on Saturday?" "I'd like to go."
On Saturdays, we usually visit this park.
The accident took place on the evening of last Sunday.
Christmas fell on Saturday that year.
How about next Saturday?
I forgot that today was Saturday.
Today is Saturday and tomorrow is Sunday.
Today is Saturday.
Is today Saturday?
I like Saturdays.
It is Saturday.
It's Saturday. You needn't have woken me up.
All the students go home early on Saturday.
Do you have any plans for Saturday?
I'm not going to school on Saturday.
Do you have school on Saturdays?
Do you have class on Saturday?
How about going to the movies on Saturday?
Don't forget to bring your lunch on Saturday.
I don't go to school on Saturdays.
Saturday is the day when he is free.
Saturday comes before Sunday.
Saturday is the last day of week.
Are you open on Saturday?
I have to give back the book before Saturday.
He doesn't go to the office on Saturday.
He reached Kyoto on Saturday.
She doesn't have to go to school on Saturday.
Sunday comes after Saturday.
Is tomorrow Saturday?
Yesterday was Sunday, not Saturday.
I will be free next Saturday.
I want to introduce you to my parents next Saturday.
I wish every day were Saturday.
We are going to have a party on Saturday night.
I've been here since Saturday.
The wedding will take place on Saturday.
That island is American territory.
They increased the territory of the empire.
The armed forces succeeded in occupying the entire territory.
Amy worked in the yard last Saturday.
I went to the park last Saturday.
I went shopping last Saturday.
It's been raining since last Saturday.
Were you at the theater last Saturday?
The seventh day of the week is Saturday.
This is a souvenir from Hokkaido.
You should turn in your paper by next Saturday.
George was tricked into buying the land.
My father is free on Saturday.
They extended their territory by conquest.
Do you see patients on Saturdays?
She claimed to be the owner of the land.
Please turn in your report by next Saturday.
We must hand in a history paper by next Saturday.
This land gives good crops.
How many classes do you have on Saturdays?
The meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
We chose a good present for each of their children.
Since my mother was sick, I couldn't leave the house last Saturday.
The office is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
I spent that Saturday afternoon watching TV.
The package will arrive on Friday or Saturday.
Last Saturday, I went with my family to the zoo to see the pandas.
The climate affects people in every land.
This house has a solid foundation.
Their wish is engraved on the base of the statue.
The foundation is bedded in concrete.
The island is cut off far from the mainland.
All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon.
It's forty kilometers from the island to the mainland.
This land belongs to the Royal Family.
Would you like to play tennis Saturday afternoon?
They won't play tennis this Saturday.
She often played tennis on Saturday afternoons.
We always play tennis on Saturday morning.
His house is on the bank of the river.
There used to be a bridge between two river banks.
I've forgotten whether it was Saturday or Sunday.
Why couldn't you come on Saturday?
Most shops near the school are closed on Saturdays now.
We're invited to dinner next Saturday.
We expect him to show up on Saturday afternoon.
Do you go to school on Saturday?
It was Saturday night.
We don't go to school on Saturdays.
We have five classes every day except Saturday.
I work every day except Saturday.
She expects him to show up on Saturday afternoon.
We're having a party next Saturday.
We used to go to the movies on Saturday evening.
Nearly 80 percent of the land is mountains.
She spends every Saturday afternoon playing tennis.
We practice soccer every Saturday.
I work for three hours every Saturday morning.
We played tennis after school every Saturday.
The land slopes gently toward the river.
Jack and I agreed to work at the office on Saturdays by turns.
The armed forces occupied the entire territory.
We want to go to the beach in his car on Saturday.
Tom owns this land.
Tom doesn't watch TV except on Saturdays.
There are no easy answers to the land problem in Japan.
The heat of the sun hardens clay.
He shaped the statue from clay.
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.
Capital, land and labor are the three key factors of production.
School finishes before noon on Saturdays.
Flat land has no mountains or hills.
I saw an exciting baseball game last Saturday.
Bricks consist mostly of clay.
The land to the northeast was low-lying.
This land is my property.
Tiny blossoms have come out all over the river bank.
The game was canceled at the last minute.
There's a lot of trash on the far bank of the river.
The shop is open from Monday to Saturday.
I work from Monday through Saturday.
Tomorrow is Saturday, February 5th, 2011.
The air is soft, the soil moist.
When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds.
He has no title to this land.
He often eats out on Saturday nights.
They assessed the land at nine million yen.
Let's clean the entire office next Saturday.
They yielded their land to the invaders.
The land on his farm is very fertile.
Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
Nothing seems to grow in this soil.
The soil retained richness.
Worms are sometimes beneficial to soil.
Plants take in water from the soil.
The rain washed away the soil.
This is a souvenir from Australia.
They disputed the ownership of the land for years.
Trees are cut down and land is cleared.
Did you go to Ming's party last Saturday?
You need not come to the office on Saturdays.
He bought the land for the purpose of building a house on it.
He has bought a lot in the suburbs with a view to building a house.
He bought the land with the plan to build a house on it.
He bought the land for the purpose of building his house on it.
My father has bought land with a view to building a house.
For three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.
She put new soil in the flower pot.
I'm leaving for Chicago next Saturday morning.
We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
It rained hard all day today.
This is a souvenir from Yumi.
As for myself, Saturday will be convenient.
The soil here is fertile.
Fertile soil is indispensable for a good harvest.
The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.
Professor Sprout acclimated the plant to a new environment.
Tom took his girlfriend out on Saturday night.
Mr. Ford owns this land.
The fields dry up, and the soil cracks.
The land was divided into 8 lots.
Twelve percent of Russia's territory is covered in swamps.
A quarrel arose about what to do with the land.
The bill passed at the last moment.
The beaches are very crowded on Saturdays.
It rained like mad for about a half-hour.
The climate here is generally mild.
This supermarket delivers only on Saturday.
The supermarket is open Monday through Saturday.
Saturday is when my father is free.
The natives have to defend their land against invaders.
Would you like to go fishing on Saturday afternoon?
The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.
Is there a restaurant around here that serves local delicacies?