Word Meaning 水面下

すいめんか suimenka

水面下 is read as すいめんか (suimenka) and means underwater.

Meaning

English

  1. underwater
  2. behind closed doors
  3. behind the scenes
  4. below the surface

Reading

Kana

すいめんか

Romaji

suimenka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 55189 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

水面

みなも

water's surface

下水

げすい

sewage

下水道

げすいどう

sewer

地下水

ちかすい

underground water

下水処理施設

げすいしょりしせつ

sewage treatment facility

日本下水道事業団

にほんげすいどうじぎょうだん

Japan Sewage Works Agency

水際

すいさい

beach

水産

すいさん

aquatic products

水平

すいへい

horizontal

水害

すいがい

water damage

水増し

みずまし

dilution

水泳

すいえい

swimming

Example Sentences

2

Perhaps something could be going on behind our backs that I don't know about?

It seems that the discussion of business mergers and acquisitions is something that frequently happens behind closed doors.