黄こう壌じょうMeanings1nounyellow soil; loessTechnical term for yellow earth or loess; synonymous with 黄土 (おうど).See also: 黄土 (おうど)中ちゅう国ごくの黄こう河が流りゅう域いきには広こう大だいな黄こう壌じょうが堆たい積せきしている。Vast deposits of loess have accumulated in the Yellow River basin in China.2noununderworld; Hades; hellarchaicArchaic term for the land of the dead; also written 黄泉.See also: 黄泉古ふるい文ぶん献けんで