Illustration: Beside a shallow courtyard pond, a child crouches and touches the water with just the tip of one finger. Circular ripples spread across the reflection of the child’s face, making the reflected nose comically wobble.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

水すい面めん

suimen

water’s surface

Also read みなも, especially in literary descriptions. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

魚さかなが水面すいめんから飛とび上あがった。
A fish leaped out of the water.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
水面すいめんに枯葉かれはが浮うかんでいる。
Dry leaves float on the water’s surface.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
雨粒あまつぶが水面すいめんに波紋はもんを作つくっている。
Raindrops are making ripples on the surface of the water.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 水面

水waterOnスイKunみず・みず-
面mask; faceOnメン・ベンKunおも・おもて・つら

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