すな
sand
suna
JMdict 1291500
砂(すな)sandの上(うえ)aboveを歩(ある)くwalk
Walking on sand
Two particles chain the pieces together. の (of) links 砂(すな) (sand) to 上(うえ) (top) to mean “the top of the sand,” and を (object) marks that surface as what the walking crosses. The verb 歩く(あるく) (walk) lands last, as Japanese verbs always do.
