also: なりすな
singing sand; whistling sand; squeaking sand
Sand that produces sound when walked on or otherwise disturbed; a natural phenomenon found on certain beaches.
The singing sand on this beach makes a squeaking sound when you walk on it.
Singing sand is a rare natural phenomenon worldwide.
Standard spelling for 'singing sand'.
Variant spelling; also read なりすな.
Rare reading for the variant spelling 鳴砂.
Formed from 鳴き, the continuative form of 鳴く “to sound or sing,” and 砂 “sand,” describing sand that emits a squeaking or singing sound when disturbed.