砂丘(さきゅう)

Composed of 砂(さ) (sand) + 丘(きゅう) (hill, mound). Japan's most famous sand dunes are the 鳥取砂丘(とっとりさきゅう) in Tottori Prefecture, which are a major tourist destination and a designated natural monument.

Common collocations

• 砂丘(さきゅう)を歩(ある)く: to walk on sand dunes
• 海岸(かいがん)砂丘(さきゅう): coastal sand dune
• 砂丘(さきゅう)地帯(ちたい): dune area
• 砂丘(さきゅう)の風紋(ふうもん): wind ripples on sand dunes

Similar words

• 砂漠(さばく): desert (a much larger arid landscape; 砂丘(さきゅう) are individual formations)
• 砂浜(すなはま): sandy beach (flat, along the shoreline)
• 丘(おか): hill (general; not necessarily sand)