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Japanese symbol for “lands”

Romaji: do
Saturday

In Japanese, lands is , read (do).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n Saturday
  2. n earth; dirt; soil
  3. n land; lands; ground
  4. n earth (third of the five elements)

Kanji and stroke order

soil, earth, ground
on: ド、ト
kun: つち
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とち tochiplot of land; lot; soil
どよう doyouSaturday
りょうど ryoudoterritory; domain; dominion
こくど kokudocountry; territory; domain
みやげ miyagelocal specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
どだい dodaifoundation; base; basis

See also: Chinese symbol for “lands”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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