浦うら州す

noun

sandbar in an inlet; sandbank

Archaic term for a sandbar or sandbank, especially one formed in a bay or inlet. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 砂州 (さす) or 砂嘴 (さし).

• 古こ文もん書じょには、入いり江えにできた浦うら州すの記き述じゅつがある。

  In old documents, there are descriptions of sandbars that formed in inlets.