• 発表はっぴょう — announcement
• 代表だいひょう — representative
• 表現ひょうげん — expression
• 表面ひょうめん — surface
• 表おもて — front / surface
• 表あらわす — to express, to show

The kanji 表 originally depicted a side of clothing that shows on the outside. Over time, it came to represent anything external or visible — including thoughts or data. It’s often seen in the context of showing, displaying, or expressing something.

気持きもちを言葉ことばで表あらわすのは 難むずかしい。
It's hard to express feelings in words.

表おもてと裏うらが逆ぎゃくになっています。
The front and back are reversed.

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