Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
衣 (ころも) – clothing

Henshall Mnemonic: shown long-looking list

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #77 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N4 Words

• 表   [おもて]
  (n) surface; front; right side; face; exterior; outside; the street; mat covers; head (of a coin); first half (of an innings)   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 表   [ひょう]
  (n,n-suf) table (e.g. Tab 1); chart; list   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表す   [あらわす]
  (v5s) to express; to show; to reveal   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 代表   [だいひょう]
  (n,vs) representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表現   [ひょうげん]
  (n,vs) (1) expression; presentation; (2) (math) representation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 発表   [はっぴょう]
  (n,vs) announcement; publication   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表情   [ひょうじょう]
  (n) facial expression   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表面   [ひょうめん]
  (n) surface; outside; face; appearance   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 図表   [ずひょう]
  (n) chart; diagram; graph   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 公表   [こうひょう]
  (n,vs) official announcement; proclamation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表紙   [ひょうし]
  (n) front cover; binding   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 一覧表   [いちらんひょう]
  (n) list; table; schedule; catalogue   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 地表   [ちひょう]
  (n) surface of the earth; ground surface   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 言い表す   [いいあらわす]
  (v5s) to express   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 言い表わす   [いいあらわす]
  (v5s) to express   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 未発表   [みはっぴょう]
  unpublished; not yet announced   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 意思表示   [いしひょうじ]
  (n) declaration of intention   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 意表   [いひょう]
  (n) surprise; something unexpected   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 辞表   [じひょう]
  (n) letter of resignation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表する   [ひょうする]
  (vs-s) to express; to show   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表れ   [あらわれ]
  (n) manifestation; expression; indication   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表れる   [あらわれる]
  (v1) (1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; (2) to express oneself   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表わす   [あらわす]
  (v5s) to express; to show; to reveal   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 代表作   [だいひょうさく]
  (n) masterpiece; representative work   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 代表的   [だいひょうてき]
  (adj-na) representative; exemplary; model   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表記   [ひょうき]
  (n,vs) declare; inscribing on the face of; publish (info); list (prices); address (package)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表決   [ひょうけつ]
  (n) vote; voting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 年表   [ねんぴょう]
  (n) chronological tables; chronology   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表向き   [おもてむき]
  (n) outward appearance; ostensible; public; official   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表札   [ひょうさつ]
  (n) nameplate; doorplate   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表示   [ひょうじ]
  (n,vs) indication; expression; display   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 裏表   [うらおもて]
  (n) wrong side out; both sides; reverse; opposite; double-dealing   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表彰   [ひょうしょう]
  (n) public acknowledgment; public recognition; commendation; awarding   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表彰状   [ひょうしょうじょう]
  (n) testimonial; certificate of commendation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表題   [ひょうだい]
  (n) title; index   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 表通り   [おもてどおり]
  (n) main street   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 表 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.