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Kanji 表: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 表: surface, table, chart, diagram

Key takeaways

Kanji 表: surface, table, chart, diagram. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

surfacetablechartdiagram

On reading

ヒョウ

Kun reading

おもて-おもてあらわ.すあらわ.れるあら.わす

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 表

surface, table, chart, diagram

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

二 + 丨 + 衣

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine drawing two (二) vertical lines (丨) on the outside of your clothes (衣) to make a mark. This represents the 'surface' or the act of 'expressing' something outwardly.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ヒョウ
  • 時刻表じこくひょう

    timetable / schedule / chart

  • 公表こうひょう

    official announcement / public declaration

  • 図表ずひょう

    chart / diagram / graph

  • 表紙ひょうし

    front cover / book cover

  • 代表だいひょう

    representative / example / type

  • ひょう

    table / chart / list

  • 表現ひょうげん

    expression / way to express

  • 表情ひょうじょう

    facial expression

Kun reading

おもて
  • 表すあらわす

    to express / to show / to represent

  • おもて

    front / surface / outside

Commonly used words

  • 時刻表
    じこくひょう

    timetable / schedule / chart

  • 公表
    こうひょう

    official announcement / public declaration

  • 図表
    ずひょう

    chart / diagram / graph

  • 表紙
    ひょうし

    front cover / book cover

  • 代表
    だいひょう

    representative / example / type

  • ひょう

    table / chart / list

  • 表す
    あらわす

    to express / to show / to represent

  • おもて

    front / surface / outside

Example sentences

Example 1

電車の時刻を確認した。

Translation

I checked the train timetable.

Example 2

時刻通りにバスが来る。

Translation

The bus arrives according to the timetable.

Example 3

新しい製品の公がありました。

Translation

There was an official announcement about the new product.

Example 4

結果は来週、公される予定です。

Translation

The results are scheduled to be officially announced next week.

Kanji 表: surface, table, chart, diagram | Daily Nihongo