水面下

水面下

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	面	下
すい Grade: 1	めん Grade: 3	か Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すいめ​んか [sùíméꜜǹkà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝimẽ̞ŋka̠]

Noun

水(すい)面(めん)下(か) • (suimenka) ^{←すいめんか (suimenka)?}

1. being under the table; being covert

   計画(けいかく)を水面下(すいめんか)で進(すす)める

   keikaku o suimenka de susumeru

   to advance plans covertly

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN