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：2026/01/06
表面上
Hiragana
ひょうめんじょう
Adjective
Japanese Meaning
外見や見かけ、うわべに現れている様子。または、そのように見えるさま。 / 実質や本質とは異なり、見た目や形式だけでそうであるように見えるさま。 / 物事を深く掘り下げず、浅い理解や印象だけに基づいている様子。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほんとうではないかもしれないが、みためやかたちだけそう見えるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
表面上 / 表面看来 / 貌似
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
僅從外在現象看來 / 看似如此但未必屬實 / 名義上；表面地
Korean Meaning
표면상 / 겉보기에는 / 외견상
Vietnamese Meaning
bề ngoài / về mặt hình thức / trên danh nghĩa
Tagalog Meaning
sa panlabas lamang / sa anyo o tingin lamang / kunwari lang
Sense（1）
on the surface
Sense（2）
ostensibly
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表面上
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He seems calm on the surface, but he is very upset inside.
He seems calm on the surface, but he is very upset inside.
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彼は表面上は冷静に見えますが、内心は非常に動揺しています。
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