水面下

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	面	下
すい Grade: 1	めん Grade: 3	か Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すいめんか [sùíméꜜǹkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sɨimẽ̞ŋka̠]

Noun

水(すい)面(めん)下(か) • (suimenka) ^{←すいめんか (suimenka)?}

1. being under the table; being covert

   計(けい)画(かく)を水(すい)面(めん)下(か)で進(すす)める ― keikaku o suimenka de susumeru ― to advance plans covertly