Meaning of 海面 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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海面
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Kana Readingかいめん
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Romajikaimen
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- sea level; (surface of) sea
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Example Sentences
海面, かいめん used in context
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His head broke the surface.
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A white yacht was sailing over the sea.
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A big rock rose out of the sea.
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この海面の上昇の結果がどのようになるかを知ることは難しくない。
It's not hard to see what the results of this rise will be.
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こうした熊独特の特徴が、熊が動かずに狩猟すること（アザラシの呼吸孔の脇でじっと動かず、アザラシが海面に上がってくるのを待つ）を好む説明になっている。
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seals' breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
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アザラシは、海面近くまで上がってくるさまざまな魚を夜食べるのである。
Being active at night may relate to the behavior of seals, which feed at night on various fish that come up closer to the surface.
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