# 壌 — soil

壌 means “soil”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: soil
- On'yomi: ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 壌

Parts: 土 earth · 六 six · 三 three · 𧘇 robe hem

## Don't confuse it with

[嬢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-lady/) · [壊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/destroy/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[穴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hole/) · [丘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/knoll/) · [壌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soil/) · [緯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/latitude/) · [亜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/) · [涯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/far-shore/) · [拓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-land/) · [漠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/desert/) · [洞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cave/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soil/. Last updated 2026-11-01.