砂: SandKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

The most common words built from 砂. In Moto, tap any of them to keep branching out.Open this graph

Words that use the on'yomi (サ・シャ)

砂漠さばくdesert
砂糖さとうsugar
土砂どしゃsediment; earth and sand
砂防さぼうerosion control
サハラ砂漠サハラさばくSahara Desert
土砂降りどしゃぶりdownpour; pouring rain
流砂りゅうしゃquicksand
砂上さじょう(built) on sand
砂丘さきゅうsand dune; sand hill
砂岩さがんsandstone
黒砂糖くろざとう(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
きび砂糖きびざとうlight brown sugar
ろ砂ろしゃammonium chloride
丹砂たんしゃcinnabar
土砂ダムどしゃダムlandslide dam
土砂崩れどしゃくずれlandslide
土砂災害どしゃさいがいlandslide disaster; sediment disaster
太白砂糖たいはくざとうrefined sugar
棒砂糖ぼうざとうsugarloaf
氷砂糖こおりざとうrock candy; sugar candy
沈砂ちんさgrit
油砂ゆさoil sands; tar sands
泥砂でいさmud and sand
海砂かいさsea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed to that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)
漂砂ひょうさdrift sand
火山砂かざんさvolcanic sand
熱砂ねっさhot sand
玉砂利たまじゃりgravel
珪砂けいしゃquartz sand; silica sand
珪質砂岩けいしつさがんsiliceous sandstone
生砂糖なまざとうraw sugar
白砂はくしゃwhite sand
白砂糖しろざとうwhite sugar
白砂青松はくしゃせいしょうbeautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees; white sand, green pines
真砂土まさつちdecomposed granite
砂じんあらしさじんあらしdust storm; sand storm

砂すなsand; grit
砂浜すなはまsandy beach
砂地すなじsandy soil
砂場すなばsandpit; sandbox
砂山すなやまsand hill; dune
砂煙すなけむりcloud of sand (dust, etc.)
後足で砂をかけるあとあしですなをかけるto do something spiteful as one leaves; to take a parting shot at
後足で砂を掛けるあとあしですなをかけるto do something spiteful as one leaves; to take a parting shot at
猫砂ねこすなcat litter; kitty litter
生砂きずなgreensand (olive-green sandstone)
盛り砂もりずなceremonial piles of sand (placed on both sides of an entrance to greet an important personage)
砂かぶりすなかぶりseats closest to the ring; ringside seat
砂かぶり席すなかぶりせきringside seat
砂ぎもすなぎもgizzard
砂ずりすなずりchicken gizzard

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