砂湯

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
すな
Grade: 6

Grade: 3
砂湯: women in a sand bath in Beppu, Oita, Japan c. 1930

Pronunciation

Noun

(すな)() (sunayu

  1. sand bath; a type of onsen in which people are buried in warm sand
    Synonym: 砂風呂 (sunaburo)
    • 2020 January 6, “Sunayu”, in Tenshikaga Navi:
      砂浜(すなはま)()ればたちまち()(てん)()()()()(あが)り!そんなワクワクするような(たの)しい()(しょ)が、ここ(すな)()
      Sunahama o horeba tachimachi rotenburo no dekiagari! Sonna wakuwaku suru yō na tanoshī basho ga, koko sunayu.
      If you dig a hole in the beach sand, you can make an instant outdoor bath! That kind of exciting happy spot is here, a sunayu.