砂遊(すなあそ)び

すなあそび
noun
playing in the sand; sand play
leisure
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)の砂場(すなば)で砂遊(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)の創造力(そうぞうりょく)を育(はぐく)むと言(い)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.

Etymology

砂(すな) (sand) + 遊(あそ)び (play).

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Related: 砂場(すなば) (sandbox)
Related: 水遊(みずあそ)び (water play)
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Added 2026.3.23 19:23 · Revised 2026.10.19 9:57
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