noun

  1. outward appearance, ostensible, public, official.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
表向き おもてむき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

surface, table, chart
ヒョウ おもて あらわ.す (3rd, N3)
life (生) variant
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く コウ むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)