表 [おもて] /(n) (1) (ant: 裏・1) surface/(n) (2) face (i.e. the visible side of an object)/(n) (3) front (of a building, etc.)/obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin/(n) (4) outside/exterior/(n) (5) appearance/(n) (6) public/(n) (7) (ant: 裏・うら・8) {baseb} first half (of an inning)/top (of an inning)/(n) (8) cover (for tatami mats, etc.)/(n) (9) {comp} foreground/(n) (10) (See 表千家) (abbr) Omotesenke school of tea ceremony/(P)/EntL1489340/