砂煙

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
砂 煙
すな
Grade: 6 		けむり
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

砂(すな) (suna, “sand”) + 煙(けむり) (kemuri, “smoke”)

Pronunciation

Noun

砂(すな)煙(けむり) • (sunakemuri) ←すなけむり (sunakemuri)?

  1. cloud of sand
    Synonyms: 砂埃 (sunabokori), 砂塵 (sajin)
    • 1945, 海野十三, 火星探険‎, 青空文庫:
      宇宙艇(うちゅうてい)は沙漠(さばく)のまん中(なか)を、濛々(もうもう)と砂煙(すなけむり)をあげてなおも滑走(かっそう)した。
      Uchūtei wa sabaku no mannaka o, mōmō to sunakemuri o agete nao mo kassō shita.
      The spaceship still glided through the middle of the desert, kicking up a thick cloud of sand.
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