Shirabe
黄砂 こうさ
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
English JMdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) yellow sand;yellow dust;Asian dust;dust carried on high winds from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan
花粉よりも小さな黄砂をマスクでどれだけ防ぐことが出来るのか?花粉よりもずっと厄介者のように思います。
Just how well can masks block the, even smaller than pollen, yellow sand dust? I think it much more of a nuisance than pollen.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) loess
See also: 黄土 (おうど)
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) desert
See also: 砂漠 (さばく)
Other forms 黄沙 【こうさ】

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