流砂(りゅうさ)

りゅうさ
noun
quicksand; shifting sand
geographynature
1. quicksand; shifting sand
Loose, wet sand that gives way under weight and swallows what steps on it; also sand carried along by water or wind.
流砂(りゅうさ)に足(あし)を取(と)られる。
My feet get caught in quicksand.
流砂(りゅうさ)に注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Watch out for quicksand.
映画(えいが)では、主人公(しゅじんこう)が流砂(りゅうさ)に沈(しず)みかけるが、仲間(なかま)に助(たす)けられる。
In the film, the hero starts to sink into quicksand but is rescued by his friends.

A technical and literary word; in everyday Japanese quicksand is met mostly in adventure films and nature documentaries.

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Related: 砂漠(さばく) (desert)
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Added 2026.9.30 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.30 23:00
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