表

おもて

surface

N4NounFreq. #3048baseballtechnology

Meanings

1surface
2face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
3front (of a building, etc.)
4obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
5outside
6exterior
7appearance
8public
9first half (of an inning)
10top (of an inning)
11cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
12foreground
13Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

Example Sentences

Neutral

紙(かみ)の表(おもて)を見(み)てください。

Casual

紙(かみ)の表(おもて)を見(み)て。

Please look at the front of the paper.

1/3

紙paper表front見るto look〜てくださいPlease do ~〜の〜Possessive/descriptive particle

Neutral

この建物(たてもの)の表(おもて)はとてもきれいです。

Casual

この建物(たてもの)の表(おもて)はとてもきれいだ。

The front of this building is very beautiful.

2/3

建物building表frontきれいbeautiful〜は〜ですA is B (polite)とてもVery

Neutral

コインをひっくり返(かえ)したら、表(おもて)は裏(うら)と違(ちが)うデザインでした。

Casual

コインをひっくり返(かえ)したら、表(おもて)は裏(うら)と違(ちが)うデザインだった。

When I turned the coin over, the front side had a different design from the back.

3/3

コインcoinひっくり返すto turn over表front side裏back side違うto differデザインdesign〜たらWhen/if ~ happened〜と違うDifferent from ~

Related Words

Same Kanji

表すあらわすto represent 代表だいひょうrepresentation 発表はっぴょうannouncement

Antonyms

裏うらopposite side

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表

おもて

surface

N4NounFreq. #3048baseballtechnology

Meanings

1surface
2face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
3front (of a building, etc.)
4obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
5outside
6exterior
7appearance
8public
9first half (of an inning)
10top (of an inning)
11cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
12foreground
13Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

Example Sentences

Neutral

紙(かみ)の表(おもて)を見(み)てください。

Casual

紙(かみ)の表(おもて)を見(み)て。

Please look at the front of the paper.

1/3

紙paper表front見るto look〜てくださいPlease do ~〜の〜Possessive/descriptive particle

Neutral

この建物(たてもの)の表(おもて)はとてもきれいです。

Casual

この建物(たてもの)の表(おもて)はとてもきれいだ。

The front of this building is very beautiful.

2/3

建物building表frontきれいbeautiful〜は〜ですA is B (polite)とてもVery

Neutral

コインをひっくり返(かえ)したら、表(おもて)は裏(うら)と違(ちが)うデザインでした。

Casual

コインをひっくり返(かえ)したら、表(おもて)は裏(うら)と違(ちが)うデザインだった。

When I turned the coin over, the front side had a different design from the back.

3/3

コインcoinひっくり返すto turn over表front side裏back side違うto differデザインdesign〜たらWhen/if ~ happened〜と違うDifferent from ~

Related Words

Same Kanji

表すあらわすto represent 代表だいひょうrepresentation 発表はっぴょうannouncement

Antonyms

裏うらopposite side

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