KANJI: DO TO tsuchi (soil, earth, ground, Saturday, Turkey)

ASCII Art Representation:

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Character Etymology:

From a pictograph of a clod of earth on the ground. This character is often confused with a the radical for plant/sprout: this is incorrect but can be used as a useful mnemonic.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: DO TO
kun-yomi: tsuchi

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: tsu tsuku ha hiji

English Definitions:

1. TO, DO: earth, ground; Saturday; Turkey.
2. tsuchi: earth, soil, ground.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 966
Henshall: 60

Unicode Encoded Version:

土

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

土曜日 (doyoubi): Saturday.
土色 (tsuchi iro): earth color, the color of earth.
土木工学 (doboku kougaku): civil engineering.

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