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黄砂

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See also: 黃砂

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 黃沙 (“yellow sand; loess; Asian Dust; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 黃砂, which is in turn a variant form of 黃沙).
Notes:

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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黄砂: Kyōto, spring 2010, with the skies full of yellow sand (Asian Dust).
The Taklamakan Desert, source of the Asian Dust.
Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
黃砂 (kyūjitai)
黄沙

From Middle Chinese compound 黃砂 (MC hwang srae, “yellow sand”). Compare modern Mandarin 黃砂黄砂.

Kan'on reading of both characters, suggesting a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)() (kōsaくわうさ (kwausa)?

  1. yellow sand
  2. loess
  3. (figurative) a desert
  4. Asian Dust
  5. (figurative) a gaol (UK), jail (US), prison
Synonyms
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  • (desert): 砂漠 (さばく, ​sabaku)
  • (prison, jail, gaol): 牢獄 (ろうごく, ​rōgoku)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃砂 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese. Goon reading of first character, kan'on reading of second, suggesting an alteration in Japan after the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(おう)() (ōsaわうさ (wausa)? (rare)

  1. (see kōsa reading above)

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN