黄砂

こうさ

Also written 黄沙, おうさ

Meanings

1. Noun yellow sand; yellow dust; Asian dust (i.e.: dust carried on high winds from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan)
2. loess See also: 黄土 (おうど).
3. desert See also: 砂漠 (さばく).

Kanji

• 黄 yellow. Read as コウ.
• 砂 sand. Read as サ.

Words containing 黄砂

• 黄砂現象 (こうさげんしょう) yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)

Word lists

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