ひょうめん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. surface; face
The surface has already hardened.
2. outside; exterior
The exterior of the building is covered in glass.
3. appearances; superficiality
You shouldn't judge people by appearances alone.
Pitch accent
ひょ
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Composed of
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
Used in vocabulary (17 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 (28 in total)
The surface is undulating.
The surface of the earth is 70% water.
The surface has already hardened.
The surface of the moon is irregular.
He stood on the surface of the moon.
The cooperation is merely superficial.
The exterior of the building is covered in glass.
This table has a smooth surface.
Only that is written on the surface.
Three-fourths of the earth's surface is water.
One third of the earth's surface is desert.
You shouldn't judge people by appearances alone.
It seems that something has been applied to the surface.
The surface of a planet is composed mostly of water.
Land and water make up the earth's surface.
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.
For a moment, its surface appeared to shine.
The numeral six was engraved on its surface.
That desert looks like the surface of the moon.
Countless cracks run across the surface of the huge rock.
The surface of the peculiar object is fairly rough.
People are not always what they seem.
One fifth of the earth's surface is covered by permafrost.
I touched the surface of the desk nearby.
Unlike before, I felt that it was not just a superficial exchange.
There are so many fine scratches and dents on its surface that it's no use polishing it.