Word details

黄土

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 黄土.

Dictionary

Entry

黄土うどうどNounFreq #85340
1

Geology

loess

2

yellow ochre; yellow ocher

3

こうど only; Archaic

Hades; hell; underworld; world of the dead

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

yellow

11 strokesFrequency 1,240JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウオウ

Kun

こ-

Nanori

ういれい

soil, earth, ground, Turkey

3 strokesFrequency 307JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

つち

Nanori

つくひじ

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