Kanji Detail of 壌
壌
| Level: | N1 Low |
| Strokes: | 16 |
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The kanji [壌](じょう) primarily conveys the meaning of "soil," "ground," or "land," especially in the context of arable land or cultivated soil. It refers to the top layer of earth suitable for growing crops. It can also imply the condition or state of the soil, such as its fertility or composition.
・On-yomi (音読み): ジョウ (jō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, as the meaning is generally expressed through the on-yomi.
⚫︎土壌(どじょう) Translation: Soil ⚫︎肥沃な土壌(ひよくなどじょう) Translation: Fertile soil ⚫︎砂壌土(さじょうど) Translation: Sandy soil
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The kanji [壌] is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It combines two components: ⚫︎The semantic component is 土(つち, tsuchi), meaning "earth" or "soil." This provides the meaning. ⚫︎The phonetic component is 襄(ジョウ, jō), which provides the sound. 襄 originally meant "to assist" or "to help," but in the creation of this kanji, it contributes only to the pronunciation. The character reflects the importance of the land and its relation to agriculture.