紙の表に名前を書いてください。
Please write your name on the front side of the paper.
コインの表が上を向いている。
The obverse side of the coin is facing up.
front; obverse
The front of a building, or the obverse (heads) of a coin. Often used in contrast with 裏 (ura).
店の表に看板を出した。
We put a signboard in front of the shop.
The outside or exterior of something, often used in contrast with the inside or interior.
箱の表に傷がついている。
There is a scratch on the outside of the box.
appearance; outward look
How something looks on the surface, often implying a contrast with the inner reality.
人は表だけではわからない。
You can't judge a person by appearances alone.
Used in expressions like 表に出る (to become public) or 表向き (publicly, ostensibly).
その問題はまだ表に出ていない。
That issue hasn't come out into the open yet.
top of the inning; first half
Baseball term: the first half of an inning, when the visiting team bats. Antonym: 裏 (bottom of the inning).
Antonyms: 裏 (うら)
表の攻撃で2点を取った。
They scored two runs in the top of the inning.
A cover or facing for tatami mats, cushions, etc. Often used in compound words like 畳表 (tatami facing).
畳表がすり切れてきた。
The tatami facing has become worn out.
Computing term: the foreground of a display or window, as opposed to the background (裏).
アプリを表に持ってくる。
Bring the app to the foreground.
Omotesenke school
Abbreviation of 表千家 (Omotesenke), one of the three main schools of Japanese tea ceremony.
See also: 表千家
表は三千家の一つです。
Omotesenke is one of the three Sen houses.
I flipped the coin and it landed heads-up.
The fact finally came out into the open.
I laid out the cards face-up.
The children walked outside on their way to school.
become public; come to light; surface · be formal; be official; be overt
going public; becoming public knowledge · taking to court; recourse to litigation
front side; the front
main street; high street
outer fabric; shell fabric; garment minus lining
front door; main entrance; vestibule
tatami facing; surface of a tatami mat
Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
cloth folded inside out
vicinity of Kyoto; Kyoto area
first page of a renga or renku
remains; traces; vestiges; memory
one's home region; one's native province
face side of a board; bark side
front door; front entrance
sunny side of a mountain; south-facing slope
year of a large crop; good year (for fruit, etc.) · high pollen year
house on a main street; shop on a main street