Chinese

Noun

水面

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

Japanese

Etymology 1

水 ‎(sui, “water”) +‎ 面 ‎(men, “surface”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) すいめん [sùíméń] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɯᵝimẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

水面 ‎(hiragana すいめん, romaji suimen)

1. surface of the water

Derived terms

• 水 (すい)面 (めん)下 (か) ‎(suimenka, “underwater”)
• 水 (すい)面 (めん)を掠 (かす)める ‎(suimen o kasumeru, “to skim over the water”)
• 公 (こう)有 (ゆう)水 (すい)面 (めん) ‎(kōyū suimen, “public waters”)

Etymology 2

水 ‎(mi, “water”) +‎ な ‎(na, “of”) +‎ 面 ‎(mo, “surface”)

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) みなも [mìnámó] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [mĩna̠mo̞]

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)に無 (む)数 (すう)に立 (た)っている棒 (ぼう)　舟 (ゴンドラ)を繋 (つな)ぐために　一 (ひと)役 (やく)買 (か)っている優 (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

水 ‎(mi, “water”) +‎ の ‎(no, “of”) +‎ 面 ‎(mo, “surface”)

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) みのも [mìnómó] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [mĩno̞mo̞]

Noun

水面 ‎(hiragana みのも, romaji minomo)

1. surface of the water

Korean

Noun

水面 • ‎(sumyeon) ‎(hangeul 수면)

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