(すなあそ)

すなあそび
noun
playing in the sand; sand play
1. playing in the sand; sand play
Children's activity of playing with sand, typically in a sandbox or at the beach, making shapes, digging, or building sand structures.
子供(こども)たちが砂遊(すなあそ)びをしている。
The children are playing in the sand.
公園(こうえん)砂場(すなば)砂遊(すなあそ)びをした。
We played in the sand at the park's sandbox.
砂遊(すなあそ)びは子供(こども)創造力(そうぞうりょく)(はぐく)むと()われている。
Playing in the sand is said to nurture children's creativity.

砂遊(すなあそ)び is a common childhood activity of playing with sand, typically in a sandbox or at the beach.

COMPOSITION:
(すな) (sand) + (あそ)び (play).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 砂遊(すなあそ)びをする: to play in the sand
  • 砂場(すなば)砂遊(すなあそ)びをする: to play in the sandbox

RELATED TERMS:

  • 砂場(すなば): sandbox (found in most Japanese parks)
  • (すな)のお(しろ): sandcastle
  • 泥遊(どろあそ)び: mud play
  • 水遊(みずあそ)び: water play

SIMILAR 〜(あそ)び COMPOUNDS:

  • 泥遊(どろあそ)び: mud play
  • 水遊(みずあそ)び: water play
  • 外遊(そとあそ)び: outdoor play