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JLPT N4 · Noun

表 (omote)

表 (おもて, omote) is a Japanese noun meaning “surface”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おもて
Romaji
omote
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. surface · noun
  2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object) · noun
  3. front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin · noun
  4. outside; exterior · noun
  5. appearance · noun

Example sentences

この紙はどちらが表だか見分けがつかない。
I cannot tell which is the right side of this paper.
Tatoeba #221729
私はその問題がわかっていない。裏と表の区別もついていない。
I don't understand the problem; I could make neither head nor tail of it.
Tatoeba #159842
一体何が今晩表であんなひどい音をたてているのか見当もつきません。
I don't know what kind of creature is making such a terrible noise outside tonight.
Tatoeba #190361

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 表

表
surface, table, chartヒョウ・おもて・-おもて · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 表.

表すあらわすto represent代表だいひょうrepresentation発表はっぴょうannouncement表現ひょうげんexpression表情ひょうじょうfacial expression表面ひょうめんsurface表示ひょうじindication公表こうひょうofficial announcement図表ずひょうchart表紙ひょうしcover (of a book, magazine, etc.)時刻表じこくひょうtimetable

Source: JMdict entry 1489340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.