noun
yellow soil; loess
Technical term for yellow earth or loess; synonymous with 黄土 (おうど).
See also: 黄土 (おうど)
中国の黄河流域には広大な黄壌が堆積している。
Vast deposits of loess have accumulated in the Yellow River basin in China.
In old texts, 黄壌 is used as a word for the land of the dead.