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Kanji Detail for 表 - "surface, express, table"

表

  • Meaning

    表 means "surface, express, table."

    1. Surface - The outside; the front.

    2. Express - To show; to manifest.

    3. Table - A chart; a list.

    4. Official - Formal; public.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    surface; table; chart; diagram

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    show, express, manifest, display

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Outside of clothes. The Analerts says "Must outwardly display it." Therefore everything outside is called 表. Such as 海表 (beyond the sea), 嶺表 (beyond the mountains). | Clear. Meaning obvious and easy to see. Therefore making one's views known clearly is also called 表. Such as 表白 (express clearly). | A marker. Placing a sign to make it easy to see. Such as 華表 (ornamental columns), and the like. Therefore people with outstanding appearance are called 異表 (extraordinary appearance). Also called 表表. | To display prominently. Such as 旌表節義 (publicly commend chastity and righteousness). Also tombstones are called 墓表. All mean praising someone so that everyone can see and not forget. | Documents and memorials are called 表. Such as 賀表 (congratulatory memorial), 謝表 (memorial of thanks). Used to express one's feelings to superiors. | Records that arrange data in rows for easy reference are called 表 (tables). Such as 年表 (chronological table), 統計表 (statistical table), and the like. | Relatives by marriage are called 表. An abbreviation of 中表. Such as 表兄弟 (maternal cousins), 表姊妹 (maternal cousins female), and the like. | A slit in clothing.
  • Onyomitip

    hyoh(ひょう) ひょう

  • Kunyomitip

    arawa.reru(あらわれる) あらわれる

    arawa.su(あらわす) あらわす

    omote(おもて) おもて

    shirushi(しるし) しるし

  • Strokestip

    8 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords
    surface express table chart front outside official formal public display show manifest reveal appear present represent list schedule facade exterior

Sentences including 表

  • The beautiful of that country is beyond description.

  • That's hard to say.

  • Yesterday mary gave me a book the cover of which was blue.

  • He expressed himself very well in english.

  • The picture of beauty beyond description.

  • His death was made known to the public.

  • I wanted to show them my appreciation.

  • What is the english for'' kaisha''?

  • Words fail me.

  • He stood on the surface of the moon.

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