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sandy beach
A beach covered with sand, as opposed to a rocky or pebble beach. Refers to the physical sandy shore area.
砂浜を歩く。
To walk on the sandy beach.
子供たちが砂浜で遊んでいる。
The children are playing on the sandy beach.
白い砂浜が続く美しい海岸だった。
It was a beautiful coastline with stretches of white sandy beach.
砂浜 is a compound of 砂 (sand) + 浜 (beach, shore).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 白い砂浜: white sandy beach
- 砂浜を歩く: to walk on the beach
- 砂浜で遊ぶ: to play on the beach
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 海岸: coast, seashore (general term)
- 浜辺: beach, seashore (poetic)
- 浜: beach, shore (shorter form, also used in place names)