VocabJLPT N3
soil
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. earth
  2. 2. soil
  3. 3. the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)
  4. 4. low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
This noun refers to the ground or earth, as in the material that makes up soil and dirt. It can also refer to land or ground in a more general sense, and appears in many compound words related to the earth or ground.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I kind of want to walk on bare ground today.

Sentence 2

Ugh, there's dirt on the floor again?

Sentence 3

Why is this soil so dark?

Sentence 4

I couldn't decide which soil to get at the store.

Sentence 5

Yeah, nothing's gonna grow in soil like this, probably.