砂地

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砂	地
すな Grade: 6	ち Grade: 2
kun’yomi	kan’on

Kanji in this term
砂	地
すな Grade: 6	ち > じ Grade: 2
kun’yomi	kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 砂 (suna, “sand”) +‎ 地 (chi, “ground; soil”).[1][2][3][4][5] The chi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Also found with the non-rendaku pronunciation sunachi, with some references indicating that this is an alternative.[1][2][3] Other references do not include this pronunciation at all.[4][5][6]

First cited to 1595 in a Latin-Portuguese-Japanese dictionary.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すなじ [sùnájí] (Heiban – [0])[3][4][6]
IPA^(key): [sɨᵝna̠ʑi]

(Tokyo) すなち [sùnáchí] (Heiban – [0])[3]
IPA^(key): [sɨᵝna̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

砂(すな)地(じ) or 砂(すな)地(ち) • (sunaji or sunachi)

[from 1595] sandy soil

References

“砂地”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
“砂地”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “砂地”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[DDJS-2] “砂地”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[K-5] 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[NHK-6] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN