Vocab Info

N4 Noun

(おもて)

surface, face (i.e. the visible side of an object), front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. 'head') of a coin, outside, exterior, appearance, public, first half (of an innings), top (of an inning), cover (for tatami mats, etc.), foreground

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 500

    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の書類

      名詞

    Examples

    • コインの(おもて)()たら(きん)トレをしよう。

      If the coin comes up heads, let's do a workout.

      • N4
    • 封筒(ふうとう)(おもて)には(なに)()くべきだと(おも)いますか?

      What do you think should be on the front of the envelope?

      • N4
    • (えき)(おもて)裏口(うらぐち)(くら)べて(ばい)ほどの(ひと)(つね)(にぎ)わっているらしい。

      It is said that the front of the station is always crowded with twice as many people as the back entrance.

      • N4
    • (あさ)(かい)で、昨日(きのう)学校(がっこう)(おもて)刃物(はもの)()った不審(ふしん)(しゃ)(あらわ)れたと()きました。

      During the morning meeting, I heard that a suspicious person with a knife appeared in the front of the school yesterday.

      • N3
    • 普段(ふだん)あまり感情(かんじょう)(おもて)()さない(かれ)(あか)(ぼう)のように()いているのを()(おどろ)きました。

      I was surprised to see him crying like a baby, as he usually doesn't show much emotion on the surface.

      • N3
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