ひょう
表
めん
面
じょう
上

adverb, takes genitive case の

  1. on the surface, ostensibly, superficially, apparently.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひょう
表
めん
面
じょう
上
 表面上 ひょうめんじょう

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)
mask, face, features
メン　おも　つら (3rd, N3)
cliff, (厂 variant)
to turn around, to return, to go back
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)