水面(すいめん)

すいめん
noun
water surface
See also: 水面(みなも) (literary/poetic reading)
1. water surface, surface of the water
The top layer or surface of a body of water.
魚(さかな)が水面(すいめん)に浮(う)かんできた。
A fish came up to the surface of the water.
風(かぜ)で水面(すいめん)が波立(なみだ)っている。
The water surface is rippling in the wind.
水面(すいめん)に月(つき)が映(うつ)っていた。
The moon was reflected on the water surface.

水面(すいめん) refers to the surface of any body of water—lakes, rivers, oceans, pools, etc.

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FIGURATIVE USE:
水面下(すいめんか) (below the surface) is often used to describe hidden activities or negotiations happening behind the scenes.

Related Words

Related: 水上(すいじょう) (on the water)
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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.5.31 5:06
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