ひょうめん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. surface; face
2. outside; exterior
3. appearances; superficiality
Kanji used
front side
surface
Pitch accent
ひょ
うめ
Top 2800
Composed of
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
Examples (17 in total)
The surface of the moon is irregular.
He stood on the surface of the moon.
This table has a smooth surface.
One third of the earth's surface is desert.
Land and water make up the earth's surface.
The surface of a planet is composed mostly of water.
Water makes up most of the earth's surface.
Its surface was as flat as a mirror.
About one third of the earth's surface is land.
That desert looks like the surface of the moon.
The surface of the peculiar object is fairly rough.
People are not always what they seem.
There are so many fine scratches and dents on its surface that it's no use polishing it.
The surface of the earth is 70% water.
Three-fourths of the earth's surface is water.
The surface temperature of the sun is assumed to be about 6000°C.
One fifth of the earth's surface is covered by permafrost.