LingakuFrequency rank: 3,286.
- surface; face
- outside; exterior
- appearances; superficiality
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- surface; face
- outside; exterior
- appearances; superficiality
Refers to the outermost layer or boundary of an object, often used in physical contexts or to describe the face of something.
Refers to the outer part or appearance of an object, often used to distinguish between the exterior and interior aspects.
Refers to the way something seems or is perceived on the surface, often implying a lack of depth or substance.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひょうめん表面をみがく磨くto polish the surfaceひょうめんちょうりょく表面張力surface tensionひょうめんおんど表面温度surface temperatureひょうめんじょう表面上のon the surfaceひょうめん表面いどう移動surface movementひょうめんせき表面積surface areaひょうめんしょり表面処理surface treatmentひょうめんか表面化するto surface (in a discussion, for example)ひょうめんてき表面的なかんけい関係superficial relationshipせいかつ生活のひょうめん表面surface of life
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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1. かれ彼のひょうろん評論はもんだい問題のひょうめんてき表面的なぶんせき分析けっか結果をとりあげていた取り上げていただけだったのでくらすクラスでさいじょうい最上位のせいせき成績をえた得たことにとてもおどろいた驚いた。
His essay gave only a superficial analysis of the problem, so it was a real surprise to him when he got the highest grade in the class.
Land covers about 30 percent of the surface of the earth.
5. ぶっし物資は、はるかに遥かににんげん人間いじょう以上に、ちきゅう地球のひょうめん表面をいどう移動しつづけているし続けているいだい偉大なりょこうしゃ旅行者なのだ。さいげん再現のないぶっし物資のながれ流れがせかいじゅう世界中でこうかん交換されているが、それはちきゅうじょう地球上のひと人のすむ住むばしょ場所でぼうえき貿易にかかわらない関わらないところはほとんどないことをいみ意味する。
Goods are the great travelers over the earth's surface, far more than humans, which means that hardly an inhabited spot on the globe is untouched by trade.
Somebody who wavers between hope and fear over superficial things should not be appointed to a management position.
On the surface the book consists mostly of a series of case histories.
There are so many fine scratches and dents on its surface, it's no use polishing it.
Only the tip of an iceberg shows above the water.
He has a superficial knowledge of navigation.
He has only a superficial knowledge of the subject.
Three-fourths of the earth's surface is covered with water.