土砂
also: どさ
Meanings
1
earth and sand; sediment
Refers to soil, sand, gravel, and similar earthy materials, often in the context of natural disasters, construction, or geology.
A landslide occurred due to heavy rain.
Sediment has accumulated at the bottom of the river.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に土砂が流れ込むearth and sand flow into a place
Heavy rain caused sediment from the river to flow into the residential area.
- 土砂に埋まるto be buried under earth and sand
The car ended up buried under the collapsed earth and sand.
- 土砂を取り除くto clear away earth and sand
Workers cleared the earth and sand from the road.
- 土砂の流出runoff/outflow of earth and sand
Deforestation led to an outflow of sediment.