くにつち
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Meanings
Noun
1. country; territory; domain; realm
Outdated kana usage
Pitch accent
につち
Composed of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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)
Examples (1 in total)
Nearly 80 percent of the land is mountains.