おもて
omote

Noun

1. surface

Antonym of
Noun

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

このかみはどちらがひょうだか見分みわけがつかない。
kono kamiwa dochiraga hyōdaka miwakega tsukanai.
I cannot tell which is the right side of this paper.
Noun

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

わたくしはその問題もんだいがわかっていない。裏うらひょう区別くべつもついていない。
watashiwa sono mondaiga wakatte inaiu. rato hyōno kubetsumo tsuite inai
I don't understand the problem; I could make neither head nor tail of it.
Noun

4. outside; exterior

一体いったいなん今晩こんばんひょうであんなひどいおとをたてているのか見当けんとうもつきません。
ittai naniga komban hyōde anna hidoi otō tatete iru noka kentōmo tsukimasen.
I don't know what kind of creature is making such a terrible noise outside tonight.
Noun

5. appearance

Noun

6. public

内面ないめん欠点けってんかならひょうあらわれる。
naimenno kettenwa kanarazu hyōni arawareru.
An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly.
Noun

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

Baseball
Antonym of 裏【うら・8】
Noun

8. cover (for tatami mats, etc.)

Noun

9. foreground

Computing
Noun

10. Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

Abbreviation
Related to 表千家