Japanese symbol for “dune”
砂山
すなやま
Romaji: sunayama
sand hill; dune
In Japanese, dune is 砂山, read すなやま (sunayama).
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Meanings
- n sand hill; dune
Written forms: 砂山. Readings: すなやま、さやま.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dune”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| デューン | デューン deyuun | dune |
| デューン | デューン deyuun | Dune (series of novels by Frank Herbert) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 砂漠 | さばく sabaku | desert |
| 砂浜 | すなはま sunahama | sandy beach |
| 土砂 | どしゃ dosha | sediment; earth and sand |
| 砂丘 | さきゅう sakyuu | sand dune; sand hill |
| 土砂降り | どしゃぶり doshaburi | downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain |
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.