8 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 3rd grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N3
                                            surface, table, chart, diagram
Kun'yomi
- お - も - て - surface ②face (i.e. the visible side of an object) ③front (of a building, etc.) ④outside 
- -おもて 
- あ - ら - わ - す - to represent ②to reveal ③to express ④to make widely known 
- あ - ら - わ - れ - る - to appear ②to be expressed (e.g. emotions) 
- あ - ら - わ - す - to represent ②to reveal ③to express ④to make widely known 
On'yomi
- ヒョ - ウ - table ②memorial to an emperor 
Character Breakdown
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References
| Unicode hex code | 8868 | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-41-29 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 108 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5422 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2429 | 
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| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 34105 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 379 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 272 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 272 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 309 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 879 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 402 | 
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| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 178 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 437 | 
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.16 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1620 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1560 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 0a8.6 | 
| Four corner code | 5073.2 | 
| De Roo Code | 1465 |