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水面

水面

Chinese

water; river
 
face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad.
(水面)

Noun

水面

  1. surface of the water
  2. area of a body of water

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

(sui, water) + (men, surface)

Pronunciation

Noun

水面 (hiragana すいめん, romaji suimen)

  1. surface of the water
Derived terms
  •  (すい) (めん) () (suimenka, underwater)
  •  (すい) (めん) (かす)める (suimen o kasumeru, to skim over the water)
  •  (こう) (ゆう) (すい) (めん) (kōyū suimen, public waters)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

(mi, water) + (na, of) + (mo, surface)

Pronunciation

Noun

水面 (hiragana みなも, romaji minamo)

  1. surface of the water
    • 2006 August 10, Kozue Amano, パリーナ [Palinas]”, in アリア [Aria], volume 9 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Mag Garden, ISBN 4-86127-282-3, page 10:
      これはパリーナ ネオ・ヴェネツィアの水面 (みなも) () (すう) ()っている (ぼう)  (ゴンドラ) (つな)ぐために  (ひと) (やく) ()っている (すぐ)れモノです
      Kore wa parīna Neo Venetsia no minamo ni musū ni tatteiru bō Gondora o tsunagu tame ni Hitoyaku katteiru sugure mono desu
      These are palinas There are countless poles like these across the waters of New Venice They're used as tying spots for gondolas And they play their role perfectly

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

(mi, water) + (no, of) + (mo, surface)

Pronunciation

Noun

水面 (hiragana みのも, romaji minomo)

  1. surface of the water

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

水面 (sumyeon) (hangeul 수면)

  1. Hanja form? of 수면, “surface of the water”.