<entry id="1128334" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2410100</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>表す</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>ひょうす</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&v5s;</pos>
<pos>&vt;</pos>
<xref type="see" seq="1489360">表する</xref>
<gloss>to express</gloss>
<gloss>to show</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2008-09-23 00:00:00" stat="A">
<upd_detl>Entry created</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2013-04-07 11:17:34" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Francis</upd_name>
<upd_detl>This entry shows a link to "表する 【ひょうする】 (vs-s,vt) to express; to show; (P)".

When the novice sees "表す" in text and searches for that the novice sees the above entry as the first result. The novice sees the link as shown above. If, of course, the novice looked carefully at the next result which had the headword of "現す(P)", the novice would discover another result for "表す".

What I am suggesting is this: that in the headword for this submission, that a link is also provided for the following:-

現す(P); 表す(P); 現わす(P); 表わす(P); 顕す 【あらわす】 (v5s,vt) (1) (esp. 現す, 現わす) to reveal; to show; to display; (2) (esp. 表す, 表わす) (See 言い表す) to express; (3) (esp. 表す, 表わす) to represent; to signify; to stand for; (4) (esp. 顕す) to make widely known; (P)

The novice would then readily find the that the reading being sought is more likely to be "あらわす" than "ひょうす" or "ひょうする".</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>See below.</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2013-04-07 17:48:06" stat="A">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>We generally don't link between words with the same surface form but completely different etymologies.

The novice always has the option of using the "Common Words" option when searching. In this particular case, while that box is checked when searching for 表す, 表す[ひょうす] goes away while 表す[あらわす] remains.</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2013-04-11 09:38:14" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Francis</upd_name>
<upd_detl>That is a very helpful comment.
As step further, I am wondering if it would be possible to include a highlighted note on the “http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C”  page, which note could be included after the heading "Hint" and could include another heading called "Notes for the Novice searcher". This “note” could be linked to a simple set of basic guides which may help the novice in a really constructive way. I know that if one reads the User Guide in detail, many things are seen to be simple. However, that is a bit like asking the child to read the full introduction to a standard dictionary in book form. Such a link for the Novice could be also included in the User guide and it would help the novice to overcome many simple steps in order to get greater value from this valuable dictionary; without having to read a mass of helpful information from day one of usage.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>See below.</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2013-04-11 13:21:41" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>表す is a bad case, as it appears in three entries.
I am happy to have a set of hints for novices around somewhere, but I'm not the right person to write them.</upd_detl>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>