表

• 読み: おもて
• ローマ字: omote
• 漢字の分解: 表 (omote/hyō) — surface, front, outside, table
• 発音: /o.mo.te/

意味

Surface; front; outside. The visible or main side of something.

A noun with multiple related meanings centred on the idea of 'the visible side.' It can mean the front of a building, the face-up side of paper or a coin, or the outer surface of fabric. The opposite is 裏 (ura, back/reverse). Also read as ひょう when meaning a chart or table, but おもて specifically refers to surfaces and fronts.

例文

1. この紙の表に名前を書いてください。
2. 建物の表から入ってください。
3. コインの表と裏をよく見てみましょう。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, directions, description

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 表 depicts clothing (衣) with hair/fur (毛) on the outside — the visible outer surface. This core meaning of 'what is shown outward' extends to surfaces, fronts, and even charts that display information.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal