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壌 means 'plot (of land)'
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Kun つち lot, earth, soil
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 壌 - click the badge to download
Japan is rich in agriculture now, but it once faced severe food shortages. Find out how people ingeniously transformed volcanic soil into arable farmland. Learn to talk about soil figuratively (as fertile ground for innovations) or literally, saying things like "Plants take in water from the soil" (Hint: There's a way to say "water" other than 水!) Also see what makes hydrangea flowers blue or red!
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⿰ 土 ground; earth 㐮 six lots of clothes together
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 壌 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 壌 is used 19 times, read 1 way.
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1. soil2. breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
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