黄こう砂さ

noun

yellow sand; Asian dust

Refers to the seasonal phenomenon of fine sand and dust particles blown from arid regions of China and Mongolia, often causing haze and health advisories in East Asia. Commonly used in weather forecasts.

• 明日あしたは黄こう砂さが飛ひ来らいする見み込こみです。

  Yellow sand is expected to arrive tomorrow.

• 黄こう砂さの影えい響きょうで視し界かいが悪わるくなっている。

  Visibility is poor due to the yellow dust.

noun

loess

Geological term for the wind-blown silt deposit that forms the source material for yellow sand. Often used in scientific contexts.

See also: 黄土

• 中ちゅう国ごくの黄こう土ど高こう原げんは黄こう砂さの主しゅ要ような発はっ生せい源げんの一ひとつだ。

  The Loess Plateau in China is one of the main sources of yellow sand.

noun

desert

Rare, literary, or archaic use referring to a sandy desert. Modern Japanese typically uses 砂漠 (さばく) for 'desert'.

See also: 砂漠

• 古ふるい詩しでは「黄こう砂さ」が砂さ漠ばくを意い味みすることがある。

  In old poetry, 黄砂 can mean a desert.