砂浜(すなはま)

すなはま
noun
sandy beach
1. sandy beach
A beach covered with sand, as opposed to a rocky or pebble beach. Refers to the physical sandy shore area.
砂浜(すなはま)を歩(ある)く。
To walk on the sandy beach.
子供(こども)たちが砂浜(すなはま)で遊(あそ)んでいる。
The children are playing on the sandy beach.
白(しろ)い砂浜(すなはま)が続(つづ)く美(うつく)しい海岸(かいがん)だった。
It was a beautiful coastline with stretches of white sandy beach.

砂浜(すなはま) refers to a sandy beach — a stretch of coastline covered with sand.

WORD FORMATION:
砂(すな) (sand) + 浜(はま) (beach, shore).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 白(しろ)い砂浜(すなはま): white sandy beach
  • 砂浜(すなはま)を歩(ある)く: to walk on the beach
  • 砂浜(すなはま)で遊(あそ)ぶ: to play on the beach
  • 砂浜(すなはま)が広(ひろ)がる: a sandy beach stretches out
  • 砂浜(すなはま)に打(う)ち上(あ)げられる: to wash up on the beach

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 砂浜(すなはま): sandy beach (specifically sand-covered)
  • 海岸(かいがん): coast, seashore (general term, includes rocky coasts)
  • 浜辺(はまべ): beach, seashore (slightly literary)
  • 浜(はま): beach, shore (shorter form, also common in place names like 横浜(よこはま))
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Added 2026.2.21 11:56 · Revised 2026.4.5 20:45
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