Word details

黄砂

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

Dictionary

Entry

黄砂黄沙うさおうさNounFreq #88132
1

yellow sand; yellow dust; Asian dust; dust carried on high winds from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan

Examples
花粉よりも小さな黄砂をマスクでどれだけ防ぐことが出来るのか?花粉よりもずっと厄介者のように思います。
Just how well can masks block the, even smaller than pollen, yellow sand dust? I think it much more of a nuisance than pollen.
2

loess

3

desert

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

sand

9 strokesFrequency 1,146JLPT N2Grade 6

On

シャ

Kun

すな

Nanori

いさ

sand

7 strokesFrequency 1,897JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シャ

Kun

すなよなげる

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