1.
on the lake; over the lake; the lake surface
The surface of a lake or the area above it. Used to describe things happening on, over, or across a lake.
湖上に霧がかかっている。
Mist hangs over the lake.
湖上をボートで横切った。
We crossed the lake by boat.
夕暮れの湖上に浮かぶ小舟の影が、水面に映る夕焼けの光と重なって美しかった。
The silhouette of a small boat floating on the evening lake, overlapping with the sunset light reflected on the water's surface, was beautiful.
A compound of 湖 (lake) and 上 (above, on). Follows the same pattern as other location compounds: 海上 (at sea), 山上 (on the mountain), 地上 (on the ground). Often appears in literary, scenic, and travel descriptions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 湖上に浮かぶ: to float on the lake
- 湖上の風景: scenery on the lake
- 湖上クルーズ: lake cruise
- 湖上を渡る風: wind blowing across the lake
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 海上: at sea; on the ocean — the equivalent term for the sea
- 湖面: lake surface — specifically the water surface itself
- 湖畔: lakeside; lakeshore — the land surrounding a lake, not on the water