真砂まさご

noun

sand; fine sand

Refers to sand, especially fine sand or sand found on beaches. Often used in classical or poetic contexts, but still understood in modern Japanese.

• 浜はま辺べの真砂まさごは白しろくて細こまかい。

  The sand on the beach is white and fine.

• 真砂まさごを踏ふみしめて歩あるく。

  I walk, treading on the sand.