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

Related Words

Related: 水面(すいめん) (water surface)

Related: 水面(みなも) (water surface)

Related: 海面(かいめん) (sea surface)

Related: 湖畔(こはん) (lakeside)

Compare: 湖上(こじょう) (on the lake)

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Added 2026.5.7 22:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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