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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

平へい面めん

heimen

flat surface, plane

Example sentences

  1. 二次元にじげんの平面へいめん

    two-dimensional plane

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. 駅前えきまえからホームまではほぼ平面へいめんである。

    The front of the station and the platform are essentially on the same level.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 駅前えきまえからホームまで平面へいめんであり車椅子等くるまいすとうでの利用りようは容易ようい。

    The area from the entrance/exit to the platforms is flat, so it’s easy for people in wheelchairs to use the station.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 平面

  • 平even; flatOnヘイ・ビョウ・ヒョウKunたいら・たいらげる・ひら
  • 面mask; faceOnメン・ベンKunおも・おもて・つら

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