砂(すな)まみれ

すなまみれ

noun

covered in sand; sandy all over

existence daily-life

1. covered in sand; sandy all over

the state of being thoroughly coated or smeared with sand

子供(こども)たちが砂(すな)まみれで遊(あそ)んでいる。

The children are playing covered in sand.

砂浜(すなはま)で転(ころ)んで全身(ぜんしん)砂(すな)まみれになった。

I fell on the beach and got sand all over me.

砂(すな)まみれのユニフォームを洗濯機(せんたくき)に入(い)れる前(まえ)に、外(そと)ではたいて砂(すな)を落(お)とした。

Before putting the sand-covered uniform in the washing machine, I shook the sand off outside.

Uses the suffix まみれ, which attaches to nouns to mean 'covered in' or 'smeared with' something, typically something undesirable or messy. The pattern is nounまみれ. Unlike 砂(すな)だらけ, which emphasizes that sand is everywhere in a location, 砂(すな)まみれ focuses on sand clinging to a person or object.

Common collocations

砂(すな)まみれになる: to become covered in sand
砂(すな)まみれの手(て): sand-covered hands
砂(すな)まみれの服(ふく): sand-covered clothes

RELATED まみれ EXPRESSIONS:

泥(どろ)まみれ: covered in mud
血(ち)まみれ: covered in blood
汗(あせ)まみれ: drenched in sweat
借金(しゃっきん)まみれ: drowning in debt (figurative)

Related Words

Related: 泥(どろ)まみれ (covered in mud)

Related: 血(ち)まみれ (covered in blood)

Related: 汗(あせ)まみれ (drenched in sweat)

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Added 2026.4.22 23:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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