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壌

JLPT N1 · 16 strokes

The kanji 壌 — “soil (fertile)”

壌 means soil (fertile) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 16 strokes and uses the Earth radical (土).

Stroke order · 16 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ジョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): つち
Radical: 土 · Earth
Strokes: 16

How to remember 壌

A soft layer of earth (土) — soil. 土壌 — a kanji of agriculture and environment; 土壌改良 means soil improvement.

Example words with 壌

On'yomi readings

土壌どじょうsoil, ground

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