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Japanese symbol for “topsoil”

Romaji: jousoudo
topsoil

In Japanese, topsoil is , read (jousoudo).

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 topsoil

Kanji and stroke order

above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
stratum, social class, layer
on: ソウ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
soil, earth, ground
on: ド、ト
kun: つち
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
じょうしょう joushourising; ascending; climbing
こうじょう koujouelevation; rise; improvement
じょうし joushi(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ちじょう chijouabove ground; on the ground; earth's surface
いっそう issoueven more; still more; all the more
こうそう kousouhigh-rise (building); multistory; multistoried
とち tochiplot of land; lot; soil

See also: Chinese symbol for “topsoil”.

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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