黄砂
See also: 黃砂
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 黄砂 – see 黃沙 (“yellow sand; loess; Asian Dust; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 黃砂, which is in turn a variant form of 黃沙). |
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 黄 | 砂 |
| こう Grade: 2 |
さ Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 黃砂 (kyūjitai) 黄沙 |
From Middle Chinese compound 黃砂 (MC hwang srae, “yellow sand”). Compare modern Mandarin 黃砂／黄砂.
Kan'on reading of both characters, suggesting a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
Synonyms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 黄 | 砂 |
| おう Grade: 2 |
さ Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 黃砂 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese. Goon reading of first character, kan'on reading of second, suggesting an alteration in Japan after the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [o̞ːsa̠]
Noun
黄砂 • (ōsa) ←わうさ (wausa)? (rare)
- (see kōsa reading above)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN