Tuesday, February 5, 2008

表 - Shown Long-Looking List*


Readings & Meanings:

あらわ(−す)  to show, to indicate

ヒョウ list, table, schedule

おもて the outside, the surface, the front door

Common Usage:

表 (ひょう)

表 (おもて)

表す

表現

Examples:

今月中にやらなければいけない事をこの表にまとめました。

表に知らない人が来ているみたいだ。

この気持ちを表すことは不可能に近い。

この気持ちを表現する事は不可能に近い。

Translations:

I put all the things that I have to do this month in this chart.

It looks like there's a stranger at our door.

It's almost impossible to express this feeling.

It's almost impossible to express this feeling.

References:

*I took the mnemonic from this page: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/henshall_mnem.html
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/kanji/kanji/i.htm

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