ๅ
Earth, Soil, Ground
ใคใก (tsuchi)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
The original form of ๅ wasn't an abstract symbol. It was a drawing of a mound of earth or a pile of soil. Farmers saw piles of dirt every day, so it became the natural symbol for land and earth.
Memory Trick
A Flat Earther was asked to draw the Earth. He drew ๅ.
Readings
Onyomi: ใ (do), ใ (to)
Kunyomi: ใคใก (tsuchi)
Example Words
ๅ
ใคใก (tsuchi)
Soil
ๅๆๆฅ
ใฉใใใณ (doyoubi)
Saturday
ๅๅฐ
ใจใก (tochi)
Land
ๅ่ถณ
ใฉใใ (dosoku)
With shoes on
Example Sentence
ๅบญใฎๅใฏๆใใใใงใใ
ใซใ ใฎ ใคใก ใฏ ใใใใใ ใงใใ
niwa no tsuchi wa yawarakai desu
The soil in the garden is soft.