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：2026/01/06
氷山の一角
Hiragana
ひょうざんのいっかく
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
大きな問題や事態のうち、表面上見えているのはごく一部分だけであることのたとえ / 隠れている本質的・重大な部分が、まだほとんど明らかになっていない状態を示す表現
Easy Japanese Meaning
大きなもんだいのうち、いま見えているごく小さい一部分だけといういみ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
仅是整体中的小部分 / 表面可见的一小部分，背后隐藏更多问题
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
僅是整體的一小部分 / 表面現象，背後仍有更大部分未顯露 / 暗示背後有更大問題
Korean Meaning
겉으로 드러난 작은 부분 / 전체 문제의 극히 일부 / 표면에 나타난 일부분에 불과함
Vietnamese Meaning
phần nổi của tảng băng chìm / chỉ là bề nổi của vấn đề / một phần rất nhỏ so với toàn bộ
Tagalog Meaning
nakikitang bahagi lamang ng mas malaking kabuuan / maliit na palatandaan ng mas malalang problema / bahagi pa lamang, marami pang nakatago
Sense（1）
tip of the iceberg
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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氷山の一角
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This problem is just the tip of the iceberg.
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この問題は氷山の一角に過ぎない。
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