おう
黄
ど
土

noun

  1. Geology, etc. term.loess.
  2. yellow ochre, yellow ocher.
  3. Hades, hell, underworld, world of the dead. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おう
黄
ど
土
 黄土 おうど
こう
黄
ど
土
 黄土 こうど

Contained Kanji Breakdown

yellow
き　オウ　コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)