砂 遊(すなあそ)び

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)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).

Common patterns

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

Related words

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

SIMILAR 〜遊(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

Related Words

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 2026.9.2 13:01

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