こう
黄
さ
砂

noun

  1. yellow sand, yellow dust, Asian dust, dust carried on high winds from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan.
  2. loess.
  3. desert.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
黄
さ
砂
 黄砂 こうさ
おう
黄
さ
砂
 黄砂 おうさ
こう
黄
さ
沙
 黄沙 こうさ
おう
黄
さ
沙
 黄沙 おうさ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

yellow
き　オウ　コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
sand
すな　サ　シャ (6th, N2)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
few, little
すこ.し　ショウ　すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)