おもて
表
む
向
　
き
　
の
り
理
ゆう
由

noun

  1. ostensible (surface) reason.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おもて
表
む
向
　
き
　
の
り
理
ゆう
由
 表向きの理由 おもてむきのりゆう

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)
logic, arrangement, reason
リ　ことわり　あや (2nd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ