黄砂

Etymology 1


From compound. Compare modern 🇨🇬.

Kan'on reading of both characters, suggesting a later borrowing.

Noun

 * 1) yellow sand
 * 2) loess
 * 3)  a desert
 * 4) Asian Dust
 * 5)  a gaol, jail , prison

Etymology 2
From. Goon reading of first character, kan'on reading of second, suggesting an alteration in Japan after the initial borrowing.