土
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Earth, the element that gives life to the things we eat, its kanji is 土.
Observing the great power of the soil, it was believed that a deity resided in it, the "deity of the earth". This element thus became part of the shrine kanji, the "house of the kami" 社.
Saturday
is dedicated to this element 土曜日 and the planet is Saturn
土星.
土 is also radical in many words and expressions that have to do with the earth.
Earth, geography and geology
The 土 kanji appears with the same form as radical in many other kanji.
地理 is the
geography
where 地 indicates the soil and 理 the logos, the reason, the principle地質学 is the study 学 of the nature 質 of the soil 地, i.e. the
geology
なぜ地球は回っている?
Why does the Earth turn?
- 敷地 is the
land
, thelot
on which to build the house and we also find the term 土地 with the same meaning.
Another kanji that indicates the soil
is 土壌 and is used for example to translate soil pollution
土壌汚染
地域 represents the
region
, thearea
and indicates theregional community
in the expression 地域社会地方 is another term that translates the
region
and also meansarea
andprovince
. The adjective 地方の instead meanslocal
,provincial
日本 の 地方区分, subdivision of Japanese regions
北海道地方
Hokkaidō
東北地方
Tōhoku
関東地方
Kantō
the Tokyo region中部地方
Chūbu
近畿地方 in
Kinki
we find Kyōto, Nara, Osaka中国地方
Chūgoku
where Hiroshima is四国地方
Shikoku
九州 ・ 沖縄地方
Kyūshū
with Fukuoka and the island ofOkinawa
Colors
黄土色 this word joins the kanji of yellow 黄, earth 土 and color 色 and translates the
ocher
土色 the
color of the earth
,ashen
郷土 is the native land
- 郷土料理 is
local cuisine
,regional
,regional specialties
土器 are objects made with clay
母なる大地 Mother Earth