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): [ma̠t͡sɨᵝt͡ɕi]

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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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