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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.
子供たちが砂遊びをしている。
The children are playing in the sand.
公園の砂場で砂遊びをした。
We played in the sand at the park's sandbox.
砂遊びは子供の創造力を育むと言われている。
Playing in the sand is said to nurture children's creativity.
砂遊び is a common childhood activity of playing with sand, typically in a sandbox or at the beach.
COMPOSITION:
砂 (sand) + 遊び (play).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 砂遊びをする: to play in the sand
- 砂場で砂遊びをする: to play in the sandbox
RELATED TERMS:
- 砂場: sandbox (found in most Japanese parks)
- 砂のお城: sandcastle
- 泥遊び: mud play
- 水遊び: water play
SIMILAR 〜遊び COMPOUNDS:
- 泥遊び: mud play
- 水遊び: water play
- 外遊び: outdoor play