土気

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土 気
つち
Grade: 1
け
Grade: 1
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
土氣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 土 (tsuchi, “earth, soil”) +‎ 気 (ke, “quality, sense”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

土(つち)気(け) • (tsuchike) 

  1. Earthy qualities, such as the moisture and smell of soil.
    この畑(はたけ)は、土気(つちけ)が良(よ)い。
    Kono hatake wa, tsuchike ga yoi.
    This field has good soil (such as for planting).

Adjective

土(つち)気(け) • (tsuchike) -na (adnominal 土(つち)気(け)な (tsuchike na), adverbial 土(つち)気(け)に (tsuchike ni))

  1. Rural or countrified in thought or manner: hickish, uncultured.

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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