単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#11,311 most used

表向き

おもてむき0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

outward appearance; official

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Outwardly she was smiling, but in truth she was very sad.

written for Tangoya

MEANING

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 表向き this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#11,311 most used

Written表向き only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium