Onyomi: ヒョウ · Kunyomi: -おもて, あら.わす, あらわ.す, あらわ.れる, おもて · Meanings: chart, diagram, surface, table
Kanji for chart, diagram, surface, table
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表 is formed from the elements of a hand (or outer lines) above and a tree-like structure below. The upper part suggests the outer or visible part, while the lower part relates to structure or support. Together, they express the idea of something shown on the outside or something that represents what is underneath. From this, 表 came to mean surface, exterior, table, chart, or to express.
表 shows the outer or visible part, meaning surface, exterior, or to express.
表 is used when something shows outwardly or represents something underneath. Remember 表 as the surface, exterior, or a way to express something clearly.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 表 | おもて | surface | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 表 | ひょう | table, chart, list | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう | facial expression, countenance | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 上着 | うわぎ | coat, jacket, outerwear | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 表紙 | ひょうし | cover (of a book, magazine, etc.), binding | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 現れる | あらわれる | to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 表現 | ひょうげん | expression, representation, description | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 表面 | ひょうめん | surface, face | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 現れ | あらわれ | embodiment, manifestation, materialization, materialisation, expression, indication | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 表す | あらわす | to represent, to signify, to stand for | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |