JLPT N1

soil; earth; fertile land

Item 5 of 642 | 16 strokes | Radical: 土 (earth)

Readings

On'yomiジョウ
Kun'yomiつち

Mnemonic

Rich EARTH piled high, the SOIL of a fertile kingdom.

Example Words

土壌 (どじょう) soil
壌土 (じょうど) loam
沃壌 (よくじょう) fertile soil