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.
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