漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 38 strokesRadical
On
ヒョウ
Kun
おもて・あらわ(す)・あらわ(れる)
Meaning
surface, front, to express, table/chart

Origin

ORIGIN

毛 (fur) + 衣 (clothes). Long ago fur was worn on the outside of clothes, so it means the 'surface' or 'outside'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヒョウ表面・代表・発表
おもて表・表門・裏表

Compare:

あらわす表す

Compare: 現す・著す

あらわれる表れる

Compare: 現れる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 表現ひょうげん

    expression

  • 発表はっぴょう

    announcement

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

ノートの 表に 名前を 書きます。

I write my name on the front of the notebook.

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