► 成句
土 [(2)つち] [土が付く] meaning: lose rank: 4
☆ 十五連勝中だったタイガースについに土が付いた ⇨ The Tigers who had been on a 15-game winning streak finally got dirt, lost (☛ From sumo)
► 名詞
土 [(2)つち] meaning: soil rank: 2
☆ 犬が土を掘っている ⇨ A dog is digging up the soil, dirt
More examples:
- 彼は土地開発で財を成した ⇨ He made his wealth with real estate development
- 土台がしっかりしていない ⇨ The foundation is not strong and secure
- 家は土砂に押し潰された ⇨ The house was crushed by mudslide
- 土砂崩れで山の斜面がのっぺらぼうになった ⇨ The slope of the mountain became completely featureless without trees by the mudslide
- 彼は土日も出勤している ⇨ He is going to work even on weekends
- その国には民主主義が成り立つ風土が無い ⇨ That country doesn’t have the culture where democracy can be established
- 木陰で突然の土砂降りをやり過ごした ⇨ I managed to get through a sudden downpour under the shade of a tree
- この土地は誰にも絶対渡さない ⇨ We will never give up our land to others
- 土砂が崩れて家を押し潰した ⇨ Mudslide crushed houses
- 彼は土壇場になって怖気づいた ⇨ He got cold feet at the last minute
- 土曜日に皆で公園のゴミ拾いをした ⇨ We picked up trash in the park on Saturday
- 家は土砂崩れに押し潰された ⇨ The house was crushed by mudslide
- 政府が飛行場建築のための土地を買い上げた ⇨ The government bought the land for the airport construction
- この建物の中は土足禁止だ ⇨ You’re not allowed to enter this building with (outdoor) shoes on
- 彼は庭の土を起こした ⇨ He dug up (and aerated) the yard soil