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    3. 表面化

    表面化

    表ひょう面めん化か

    coming to a head

    KMT9News #28+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    ひょうめんか

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    coming to a head, coming to the surface, becoming an issue, breaking

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    問もん題だいが表ひょう面めん化かしてきた。

    The problem has come to the surface.

    KMT6Core Concepts
    長なが年ねん隠かくされていた事じ実じつが、ついに表ひょう面めん化かした。

    The truth that had been hidden for many years finally came to light.

    KMT9Core Concepts
    経けい済ざい格かく差さの拡かく大だいが、社しゃ会かい問もん題だいとして表ひょう面めん化かしている。

    The widening economic disparity is surfacing as a social problem.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    政せい府ふの汚お職しょく疑ぎ惑わくが表ひょう面めん化かし、国こく民みんの不ふ信しん感かんが高たかまった。

    Allegations of government corruption surfaced, increasing public distrust.

    KMT9Politics & LawCore Concepts
    企き業ぎょうの内ない部ぶ告こく発はつにより、不ふ正せい会かい計けいが表ひょう面めん化かした。

    Irregular accounting practices came to light due to a corporate whistleblower.

    KMT9Business & FinanceCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    表
    おもて・-おもて・あらわ.す・あらわ.れる・あら.わす…(1)
    surface・table・chart・diagram
    面
    おも・おもて・つら…(6)
    mask・face・features・surface
    化
    ば.ける・ば.かす・ふ.ける・け.する…(2)
    change・take the form of・influence・enchant・delude…(1)
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