土

つち

• Noun

  common noun
  1. earth; soil; dirt.
  2. the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land.
  3. low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud).

     See also 鳥の子紙 .

  4. (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou).

     also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌

     See also 陰陽道 .