Illustration: Beside a shallow garden basin, a child leans close to examine a fallen leaf floating flat on the water. The leaf touches only the upper boundary, where small circular ripples spread around its edges. Beneath it, a tiny fish approaches from below, its body clearly visible through the water.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

表ひょう面めん

hyoumen

surface

Example sentences

彼かれは月つきの表面ひょうめんに立たった。
He stood on the surface of the moon.
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月つきの表面ひょうめんはでこぼこだ。
The surface of the moon is irregular.
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地球ちきゅうの表面ひょうめんの４分ぶんの３は水みずです。
Three-fourths of the earth’s surface is water.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 表面

表surface; tableOnヒョウKunおもて・あらわす・あらわれる
面mask; faceOnメン・ベンKunおも・おもて・つら

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