湖面(こめん)

こめん
noun
lake surface
1. lake surface; surface of a lake
The surface of a lake. Often used in descriptive or literary contexts when discussing the appearance, conditions, or reflections on a lake.
湖面(こめん)が静(しず)かだ。
The lake surface is calm.
湖面(こめん)に山(やま)が映(うつ)っている。
The mountains are reflected on the lake surface.
朝日(あさひ)に照(て)らされた湖面(こめん)が金色(きんいろ)に輝(かがや)いていた。
The lake surface, lit by the morning sun, was shining golden.

A compound of 湖(みずうみ) (lake) and 面(めん) (surface). Follows the same pattern as other surface-related compounds: 海面(かいめん) (sea surface), 水面(すいめん) (water surface), 路面(ろめん) (road surface).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 湖面(こめん)に映(うつ)る — to be reflected on the lake surface
  • 湖面(こめん)が凍(こお)る — the lake surface freezes
  • 湖面(こめん)が波立(なみだ)つ — the lake surface ripples
  • 湖面(こめん)を渡(わた)る風(かぜ) — wind crossing the lake surface

RELATED WORDS:

  • 水面(すいめん)/水面(みなも) — water surface; general term for any body of water's surface
  • 海面(かいめん) — sea surface
  • 湖(みずうみ) — lake; the body of water itself
  • 湖畔(こはん) — lakeside; the shore area around a lake
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