Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
つち
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
土氣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of (tsuchi, earth, soil) +‎ (ke, quality, sense).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(つち)() (tsuchike

  1. Earthy qualities, such as the moisture and smell of soil.
    この(はたけ)は、土気(つちけ)()い。
    Kono hatake wa, tsuchike ga yoi.
    This field has good soil (such as for planting).

Adjective edit

(つち)() (tsuchike-na (adnominal (つち)() (tsuchike na), adverbial (つち)() (tsuchike ni))

  1. Rural or countrified in thought or manner: hickish, uncultured.

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References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN