砂煙

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

• (Tokyo) すなけ​むり [sùnákéꜜmùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝna̠ke̞mɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

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‎^[1], 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.