noun

  1. surface.
  2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object).
  3. front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin.
  4. outside, exterior.
  5. appearance.
  6. public.
  7. Baseball term.first half (of an inning), top (of an inning).
  8. cover (for tatami mats, etc.).
  9. Computer terminology.foreground.
  10. Omotesenke school of tea ceremony. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おもて

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