つち

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つち – see the following entries.

【土】1 [noun] earth, soil, mud [noun] the ground Alternative spelling 地

【地】2 [noun] earth, dirt, mud, soil [noun] the ground [noun] the earth (as opposed to the heavens) [noun] the ground or bottom of something (as of a price range)

【槌】J [noun] a hammer [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a traditional Japanese hammer design Alternative spellings 鎚, 椎

(This term, つち, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as つち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つち.)