Quick answer
砂 is the kanji for "Sand". Its reading is すな (suna). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Sand
Also : Grit · Gravel
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 砂 represents 'SAND'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of sand.
On-reading: さ — remember this sound by associating it with sand. Kun-reading: すな.
Example Sentences
子供の頃に砂場で遊んだ記憶は、今でも鮮明に残っています。
こどものころにすなばであそんだきおくは、いまでもせんめいにのこっています。
The memory of playing in the sandbox as a child remains vivid even now.
砂漠化が進む地域では、水不足が深刻な問題になっています。
さばくかがすすむちいきでは、みずぶそくがしんこくなもんだいになっています。
In areas where desertification is advancing, water shortage is becoming a serious problem.
Vocabulary using 砂
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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