What does kanji 壌 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 壌 is earth.

How is kanji 壌 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 壌 are つち; the onyomi readings are ジョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 壌?

The main radical for kanji 壌 is 土.

What words use kanji 壌?

Example words that use kanji 壌 include 壌土, 平壌, 土壌, 雲壌.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

壌

Meaning

Kanji 壌

earth

earth, lot, soil

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つち
Onyomi 音読み: ジョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 壤 • Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1407
Strokes: 16
Radical: 土
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 㐮 • 嬢 • 穣 • 譲 • 醸

Related vocabulary

Showing 23 common entries

Showing 23 of 25 entries that include this kanji.

壌土

じょうど

soil

平壌

ピョンヤン

Pyongyang (North Korea)

土壌

どじょう

soil

雲壌

うんじょう

clouds and earth

黄壌

こうじょう

yellow soil

火山灰土壌

かざんばいどじょう

volcanic ash soil

撃壌

げきじょう

ancient Chinese game of wooden clog throwing

鼓腹撃壌

こふくげきじょう

(people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace

酸性土壌

さんせいどじょう

acid soil

天壌

てんじょう

heaven and earth

霄壌

しょうじょう

heaven and earth

天壌無窮

てんじょうむきゅう

as eternal as heaven and earth

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この土壌はとても肥えている。

This soil is very fertile.

植物が育つには良い土壌が必要です。

Good soil is necessary for plants to grow.

土壌汚染が深刻な問題になっている。

Soil pollution has become a serious problem.

彼らは土壌のサンプルを採取した。

They collected soil samples.

土壌の分析結果を待っています。

We are waiting for the results of the soil analysis.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 4 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

壌晴彦 Haruhiko Jou