海面
かいめん
sea level; (surface of) sea
Common word
Meanings
Noun
sea level; (surface of) sea
Example sentences
海面は上昇しています。
The sea level is rising.
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His head broke the surface.
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A big rock rose out of the sea.
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A white yacht was sailing over the sea.
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I wonder if the sea level really will rise when the ice at the North Pole melts.
More examples (2)
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.
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 seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).