真土

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 土
ま
Grade: 3 		つち
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞土 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 真 (ma, “true”) +‎ 土 (tsuchi, “soil”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まつち [máꜜtsùchì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠t͡sɨt͡ɕi]

Noun

真(ま)土(つち) • (matsuchi) 

  1. good quality soil suitable for cultivation

Derived terms

  • 真(ま)土(つち)山(やま) (Matsuchiyama)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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