VocabJLPT N3
soil
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. earth
  2. 2. soil
  3. 3. the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)
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.