JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 表: "surface, table, chart"
The kanji 表 means "surface, table, chart, diagram". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヒョウ in on'yomi and おもて, -おもて, あらわ.す, あらわ.れる, あら.わす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おもて-おもてあらわ.すあらわ.れるあら.わす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | surface, table, chart, diagram |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 77 of 2,501 |
Common words with 表
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 表情facial expression; countenance · look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
- 表現expression; representation; description · representation (of a group)
- 表surface · face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
- 発表announcement; publication; presenting; statement
- 代表representation; representative; delegate; delegation · exemplification; typification; being representative of; being typical of
- 表面surface; face · outside; exterior
- 表すto represent; to signify; to stand for · to reveal; to show; to display
- 表示indication, manifestation · affichage (écran)
- 無表情visage impassible, sans expression
- 表紙cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding · to appear on the cover of a magazine
- 表向きoutward appearance; ostensible; public; official
- 表table; chart; list · memorial to an emperor
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