おもて

表

surface

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

surface

Noun

face (i.e. the visible side of an object)

Noun

front (of a building, etc.)•obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin

Noun

outside•exterior

Noun

appearance

Noun

public

Noun

first half (of an inning)•top (of an inning)

Noun

cover (for tatami mats, etc.)

Noun

foreground

Noun

Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

Example Sentences

表(おもて)か裏(うら)か。

Heads or tails?

表(おもて)に出ようか。

Shall we take this outside?

内面(ないめん)の欠点は必ず表(おもて)に現れる。

An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly.

ものにはたいてい表(おもて)と裏(うら)がある。

With most things there's both what you see and what's behind it.

子供達は今(いま)おもてで遊(あそぶ)びたがっている。

Children like to play outside now.

surface, table, chart, diagram

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