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表す [ichi1,news2,nf36] 現す [ichi1,news2,nf46] 表わす [ichi1] 現わす [ichi1] 顕す
あらわす [ichi1,news2,nf36,nf46]
1. [v5s,vt]
《esp. 表す, 表わす》
▶ to represent
▶ to signify
▶ to stand for
2. [v5s,vt]
《esp. 現す, 現わす》
▶ to reveal
▶ to show
▶ to display
3. [v5s,vt]
《esp. 表す, 表わす》
▶ to express
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1264220 言い表す 1. to express (in words)
4. [v5s,vt]
《esp. 顕す》
▶ to make widely known

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2015-10-24 06:16:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'll need to redo the examples too.
3. A* 2015-10-24 04:25:13  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
  Comments:
swapping senses to match new headword ordering (and gg5)
  Diff:
@@ -36,0 +37,8 @@
+<s_inf>esp. 表す, 表わす</s_inf>
+<gloss>to represent</gloss>
+<gloss>to signify</gloss>
+<gloss>to stand for</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
@@ -52,8 +59,0 @@
-<s_inf>esp. 表す, 表わす</s_inf>
-<gloss>to represent</gloss>
-<gloss>to signify</gloss>
-<gloss>to stand for</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&v5s;</pos>
-<pos>&vt;</pos>
2. A 2015-10-24 04:24:04  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -45 +45 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1264220">言い表す</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1264220">言い表す・1</xref>
1. A* 2015-09-20 11:06:18  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
KM ngrams:
表す	112993
現す	13463
表わす	14389
現わす	2142
顕す	693
----
表し	132238
現し	30940
表わし	13158
現わし	3828
顕し	973
  Comments:
There is a conflict with 表す(ひょうす) and 表する(ひょうする) but I think those words are less common than 表す(あらわす).
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,6 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>表す</keb>
+<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri>
+<ke_pri>news2</ke_pri>
+<ke_pri>nf36</ke_pri>
+</k_ele>
@@ -11 +17 @@
-<keb>表す</keb>
+<keb>表わす</keb>
@@ -13,2 +18,0 @@
-<ke_pri>news2</ke_pri>
-<ke_pri>nf36</ke_pri>
@@ -18,4 +21,0 @@
-<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri>
-</k_ele>
-<k_ele>
-<keb>表わす</keb>

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