砂浜(すなはま)

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

Forms

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))