砂
すな
hepburn suna
sand
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 子供たちは砂で山を作って遊びました。The children played, making mountains out of sand.
- 風が強くて、砂が目に入りました。The wind was strong and sand got in my eyes.
Collocations
砂で遊ぶ砂が入る砂浜砂場砂ぼこり
Mnemonic
砂 suna — from 砂 (sand): the stone radical 石 with 少 (few, small) — finely broken small stone, sand. Kun-yomi すな; on-yomi さ (砂糖, satou, "sugar"). 砂浜 (a sandy beach), 砂場 (a sandbox). It contrasts with 岩 (rock, partial-5): 岩 is a large mass, 砂 is fine grains. Nature-and-terrain vocabulary.
Quick check
How does 砂 differ from 岩 (partial-5)?