赤あか土つち

noun

red clay; red earth; laterite

Refers to reddish soil or clay, often iron-rich. Laterite is a specific tropical soil type.

• この地ち域いきの赤あか土つちは陶とう芸げいに適てきしている。

  The red clay in this region is suitable for pottery.

• 雨あめの後あと、赤あか土つちの道みちはぬかるみやすい。

  After rain, the red earth road gets muddy easily.

noun

dark-red paint

A dark-red pigment or paint, historically made from red earth. Less common than the soil meaning.

• 古ふるい神じん社じゃの柱はしらには赤あか土つちの塗と料りょうが使つかわれていた。

  Dark-red paint made from red earth was used on the pillars of the old shrine.