Definition of 表

JLPTN4
表★【おもてomote】

noun:

  • surface Antonym: 裏
  • face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
  • front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
  • outside; exterior
  • appearance
  • public
  • first half (of an inning); top (of an inning) - Baseball term Antonym: 裏【うら】
  • cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
  • foreground - IT term

Example Sentences

表hyouにni出ようdeyouかka。
Shall we take this outside?
ものmonoにはnihaたいていtaitei表hyouとto裏uraがgaあるaru。
With most things there's both what you see and what's behind it.
労働争議roudousougiによってniyotte失われたushinawareta日数nissuuがga反対hantaiページPEEJIのno表hyouにni示されているshimesareteiru。
The number of days lost through industrial dispute is shown in the table on the facing page.
表hyouにni出てdeteはhaいけませんikemasen、ひどくhidoku雨ameがga降っているfutteiruよyo。
Don't go outside. It's raining hard.
表hyouかka裏uraかka。
Heads or tails?

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