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表(おもて)

おもてomote

Very commonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    surface

    Antonym: 裏(り)

  2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)

  3. front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin

    表(おもて)か裏(うら)か。

    • Heads or tails?

    Words:表(おもて)か裏(うら)

  4. outside; exterior

    表(おもて)に出(で)ようか。

    • Shall we take this outside?

    Words:表(おもて)に出(で)るか

  5. appearance

  6. public

  7. first half (of an inning); top (of an inning)

    baseball

    Antonym: 裏(り)

  8. cover (for tatami mats, etc.)

    畳(たたみ)の表(おもて)を替(か)えた。

    • We replaced the tatami covers.

    Words:畳(たたみ)表(おもて)替(か)える

    Verified
  9. foreground

    computing

  10. Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

    abbreviation

    See also: 表(おもて)千(せん)家(け)

Example sentences 46

表(おもて)か裏(うら)か。

  • Heads or tails?

Words:表(おもて)か裏(うら)

表(おもて)に出(で)ようか。

  • Shall we take this outside?

Words:表(おもて)に出(で)るか

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