砂すな

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

sand; grit; fine gravel

General term for sand or fine granular material; can refer to grit or small gravel in context.

砂すなを掘ほるto dig in the sand
子こ供どもたちは砂すなを掘ほって遊あそんだ。
The children dug in the sand and played.
目めに砂すなが入はいるto get sand in one's eye
強つよい風かぜで目めに砂すなが入はいった。
A strong wind blew sand into my eye.
〈場ば所しょ〉に砂すなが積つもるfor sand to pile up in a place
玄げん関かんに砂すなが積つもっていた。
Sand had piled up at the entrance.
砂すなを落おとすto shake off/remove sand
靴くつの砂すなを落おとしてから家いえに入はいった。
I shook the sand off my shoes before entering the house.

砂利じゃりN1
砂 refers to fine sand, whereas 砂利 refers to the coarser, pebble-sized gravel used for paths and construction.

砂利じゃりN1
砂 refers to fine sand or grit, while 砂利 refers to larger gravel or pebbles.
砂さ漠ばくN3
砂 means the sand itself, while 砂漠 means a desert, a large sandy landscape.
小こ石いし
砂 is fine sand made of tiny grains, while 小石 refers to a distinct small stone you could pick up individually.

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砂Usage94%
- すな
  Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
- いさご
すなUsage3%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for children or when the kanji is not needed.
沙Usage2%
- すな
  Uncommon variant kanji; rarely used in modern Japanese.
- いさご
スナUsage<1%
いさごUsage<1%
砂子
- すな
  Rare spelling; may be confused with 砂子 (いさご) or other readings.
- いさご

Native Japanese word. The kanji 砂 is a phono-semantic compound with 石 (stone) and 少 (small), indicating small stones or sand.