おもて
表
む
向
　
き

noun

  1. outward appearance, ostensible, public, official.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おもて
表
む
向
　
き
 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)