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表向き

Reading

Kana: おもてむき
Romaji: omotemuki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

Kanji

Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Example Sentence

「ここまでは表向(おもてむ)きの(はなし)なんです。キリカさんも()っていることですね」「ってことは、裏向(うらむ)きもあるんですか?」
➥"Up to this point has been the official story, which Kirika also knows." "By which you mean there is also an unofficial?"
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