Keyword
earth
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig161
Readings
(67%)
つち
(18%)
(13%)
Composed of
ten
one
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a cross planted into the earth. The lower stroke is longer since it signifies the ground, or the horizon, which infinitely stretches in every direction.

Do not confuse with where the upper stroke is longer.

Used in kanji (151 in total)
life
location
ground
accomplished
Used in vocabulary (520 in total)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Examples (68 in total)
This house and this land are mine!
It's a very rocky soil, isn't it?
It always takes time to get used to a new place.