also: はつおもて
first page of a renga or renku
Technical term in renga and renku (linked verse). Refers to the opening page of a collaborative poem sequence.
At a renga gathering, the opening verse is first written on the first page.
Standard kanji spelling for this renga/renku term.
Alternate reading; less common than しょおもて.
Compound of 初 (first) and 表 (surface/page). The reading しょおもて uses the on'yomi しょ for 初 and the kun'yomi おもて for 表; はつおもて uses the kun'yomi はつ for 初.