水面

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Etymology 1

From (sui, "water") + (men, "face, surface")

Noun

水面 (hiragana すいめん, romaji suimen)

  1. surface of the water

Derived terms

  • 水面下 (suimenka): underwater
  • 水面を掠める (suimen o kasumeru): skim over the water
  • 公有水面 (kōyū suimen): public waters

Etymology 2

From (mi, "water") + (na, "of") + (mo, "face, surface")

Noun

水面 (hiragana みなも, romaji minamo)

  1. surface of the water

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Last modified on 15 April 2013, at 03:43