砂風呂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砂	風	呂
すな Grade: 6	ふ > ぶ Grade: 2	ろ Grade: S

砂風呂: women in a sand bath in Beppu, Oita, Japan c. 1930

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝna̠bɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Noun

砂(すな)風(ぶ)呂(ろ) • (sunaburo) 

1. sand bath; a type of onsen in which people are buried in warm sand

   Synonym: 砂湯 (sunayu)

   • 2020 May 26 (last accessed), “Ledīzu to menzu esute sunaburo no aru saron [Ladies’ and men’s beauty salon with sand bath]”, in Meiten Net‎^[1]:

     天(てん)然(ねん)鉱(こう)石(せき)（S(エス)G(ジー)E(イー)）の砂(すな)風(ぶ)呂(ろ)が体(たい)内(ない)の毒(どく)素(そ)を排(はい)出(しゅつ)し、血(けつ)液(えき)をサラサラに。

     Tennen kōseki (esu-jī-ī) no sunaburo ga tainai no dokuso o haishutsu shi, ketsueki o sarasara ni.

     A natural mineral (SGE) sunaburo drains toxins from the body and calms the blood.