Korean

Alternative forms

• ㅅ다 ‎(sda) (obsolete, unofficial)

Noun

땅 • ‎(ttang)

1. earth (as opposed to the sky or heaven)
2. land (as opposed to the sea or ocean), ground, soil, estate
3. territory

Synonyms

• 대지 (大地, daeji): earth (as opposed to the sky)
• 육지 (陸地, yukji): land (as opposed to the sea)
• 토지 (土地, toji): soil, ground
• 영토 (領土, yeongto): territory

Antonyms

• 하늘 (haneul): sky, heaven
• 바다 (bada): sea, ocean

Derived terms

• 땅덩이 (ttangdeong-i): land mass, territory
• 하늘땅 (haneulttang): heaven and earth
  • 천지인 (天地人, cheonjiin): heaven, earth, and men

Related terms

• 뭍 (mut): dry earth, land, shore
• 물 (mul): water, (obsolete) river

See also

• 닿다 (data): to touch