Japanese

ひょうめん
Meaning: surface; exterior; appearance
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

表
面

Example sentences

There are many craters on the surface of the moon.
地球の表面の約七割は、海水で覆われている。
About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with seawater.
車の表面に特別な塗装を施した。
A special coating was applied to the surface of the car.
池の表面に緑色の藻が広がっている。
Green algae is spreading on the surface of the pond.
火災の熱で、建物の表面が焼け爛れていた。
The surface of the building was burnt and charred by the heat of the fire.
金属を溶かすと、表面にドロスが浮いてくる。
When metal is melted, dross floats to the surface.
古い家具の表面に薄いベニアが貼られている。
A thin veneer is applied to the surface of the old furniture.
川の表面に浮木が漂っていた。
Driftwood was drifting on the surface of the river.
顕微鏡で葉の表面の小孔を見た。
I looked at the small openings on the leaf's surface with a microscope.
製鉄所では、溶けた金属の表面にスラグが浮かぶ。
At the steelworks, slag floats on the surface of the molten metal.

Usage Notes

Refers to the outermost layer of an object or the outward appearance of a situation.

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