表向き

Japanese
Kanji in this term
表 向
おもて
Grade: 3		 む
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おもてむき [òmótémúkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞mo̞te̞mɯ̟ᵝkʲi]

Noun

表(おもて)向(む)き • (omotemuki) 

  1. the face of things; outward appearance
    表向(おもてむ)きは
    omotemuki wa
    ostensibly

Antonyms

Adverb

表(おもて)向(む)き • (omotemuki) 

  1. ostensibly

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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