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表 おもて N4

  1. surface
  2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
  3. front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
  4. exterior; outside
  5. appearance
  6. public
  7. first half (of an inning); top (of an inning)
  8. cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
  9. foreground
  10. Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

表 ひょう N3

  1. chart; list; table
  2. memorial to an emperor

表情 ひょうじょう N3

  1. countenance; facial expression
  2. appearance; expression (vocal, etc.); look

表現 ひょうげん N3

  1. description; expression; representation
  2. representation (of a group)

表示 ひょうじ N3

  1. demonstration; expression; indication; manifestation; showing
  2. display; displaying
  3. representation
  4. (copyright) attribution

表面 ひょうめん N3

  1. face; surface
  2. exterior; outside
  3. appearances; superficiality

表す あらわす N2

  1. to represent; to signify; to stand for
  2. to display; to reveal; to show
  3. to express
  4. to make widely known

表紙 ひょうし N2

  1. binding; cover (of a book, magazine, etc.)
  2. to appear on the cover of a magazine

表する ひょうする

  1. to express; to show

表向き おもてむき

  1. official; ostensible; outward appearance; public
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