JLPT N3 · Noun

表面 (hyoumen)

表面 (ひょうめん, hyoumen) is a Japanese noun meaning “surface; face”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひょうめん
Romaji: hyoumen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

surface; face · noun, noun taking の
outside; exterior · noun, noun taking の
appearances; superficiality · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

突然の風で池の表面が波立った。

A sudden wind agitated the surface of the pond.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 表面

表

surface, table, chartヒョウ・おもて・-おもて · 8 strokes

面

mask, face, featuresメン・ベン・おも・おもて · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 表面.

表おもてsurface表ひょうtable表すあらわすto represent代表だいひょうrepresentation発表はっぴょうannouncement表現ひょうげんexpression表情ひょうじょうfacial expression表示ひょうじindication公表こうひょうofficial announcement図表ずひょうchart表紙ひょうしcover (of a book, magazine, etc.)時刻表じこくひょうtimetable面白いおもしろいinteresting真面目まじめserious

Source: JMdict entry 1489880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.