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(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

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sand

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Source Word

sand

IPA(Pronunciation)

/sænd/

Noun

uncountable usually countable in-plural often dated obsolete figuratively

(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

Japanese Meaning

砂 – 砂利より細かく、シルトほど細かくない微粒子状の岩石で、主に海岸や砂漠の形成や建築資材として利用される

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He walked along the beach, letting the sand sift between his toes.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は浜辺を歩き、足の指の間に細かい砂粒がすり落ちるのを感じた。

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(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.

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