Definition of 表 (おもて)

おもて

表

おもて

omote

noun
1.
surface
See also:裏 (antonym)
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.
outside, exterior
5.
appearance
6.
public
7.
first half (of an inning), top (of an inning)(baseball term)
See also:裏 (antonym)
8.
cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
9.
foreground(computer term)
Related Kanji
表 surface, table, chart, diagram
Example sentences(showing 15 results)

おもて
表
ぼく
僕
、
うら
裏
きみ
君の
Heads I win, tails you win

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

おもて
表
うら
裏
Heads or tails

I don't understand the problem; I could make neither head nor tail of it

The party will be held outdoors, weather permitting

かのじょ
彼女
しんせん
新鮮な
くうき
空気
ひといき
一息
おもて
表
She went outside to get a breath of fresh air

Don't go outside. It's raining hard

ないめん
内面
けってん
欠点
かなら
必ず
おもて
表
あらわ
現れる
An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly

おもて
表
Shall we take this outside

We saw a stranger walking outside

Children like to play outside now

I slipped on my geta and dashed outside

Inspector, try to keep a lid on the situation until we can get more police down there

いっぽう
一方
「
おもて
表
」
、
いっぽう
一方
「
うら
裏
」
One side of a coin is called 'heads' and the other side is called 'tails'

I cannot tell which is the right side of this paper