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Derived characters

 * 俵 𠶓 婊 㧼 𣷴 脿 䁃 裱 諘(𲂏) 𧶫 錶 𩤕 𩩩 䱪 𣍅 𤷶

Glyph origin
Originally, an — outer garment.

Officially adopted as the simplified form of (etymology 2) in the Chinese Character Simplification Scheme  in 1956.

Definitions

 * 1)  outer garment
 * 2) surface; outside; exterior
 * 3) table; list
 * 4) form
 * 5) to show; to express; to display
 * 6) model; example
 * 7)  memorial to the throne; letter to the ruler of a place or country; from an official in court to the emperor/king
 * 8) relationship with the children of one's mother's or paternal grandmother's siblings or the children of one's father's or paternal grandfather's sisters
 * 9)  outstanding; different
 * 1) to show; to express; to display
 * 2) model; example
 * 3)  memorial to the throne; letter to the ruler of a place or country; from an official in court to the emperor/king
 * 4) relationship with the children of one's mother's or paternal grandmother's siblings or the children of one's father's or paternal grandfather's sisters
 * 5)  outstanding; different
 * 1) model; example
 * 2)  memorial to the throne; letter to the ruler of a place or country; from an official in court to the emperor/king
 * 3) relationship with the children of one's mother's or paternal grandmother's siblings or the children of one's father's or paternal grandfather's sisters
 * 4)  outstanding; different
 * 1) relationship with the children of one's mother's or paternal grandmother's siblings or the children of one's father's or paternal grandfather's sisters
 * 2)  outstanding; different
 * 1)  outstanding; different
 * 1)  outstanding; different

Compounds

 * : expression
 * : display
 * : visible surface, outer face
 * : reveal to the public, publicise
 * : expression
 * : display
 * : visible surface, outer face
 * : reveal to the public, publicise
 * : visible surface, outer face
 * : reveal to the public, publicise
 * : visible surface, outer face
 * : reveal to the public, publicise
 * : reveal to the public, publicise
 * : reveal to the public, publicise
 * : reveal to the public, publicise

Etymology 1
Ultimately from. Cognate with. Derived as a compound of, basically meaning "face-wards; facing side".

The term omote in general is attested since the  of 720. The spelling for this word is attested from roughly 1000.

Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) surface; face (visible side of an object)
 * 2) front (of a building), obverse side of a coin ("heads")
 * 3) cover attached to a surface
 * 4) outer clothing
 * 5) facade; appearance; outside; exterior
 * 6) public; official
 * 7) main entrance of a house; front door
 * 8) outside a house; outdoors; street in front of a house
 * 9)  first half, top (of an inning)
 * 10)  Foundation of Fushin-an
 * 11) front room; living room
 * 12)  foreground

Antonyms

 * : back, bottom (of an inning, in baseball)

Suffix

 * 1) front of something

Usage notes
Attached to a noun to indicate direction, location, etc.

Etymology 2
From. Attested in a portion of the  dated to 703.

Noun

 * 1)  table, chart, list
 * 2)  documents presented to a monarch from a vassal or other foreign dignitary
 * 1)  documents presented to a monarch from a vassal or other foreign dignitary
 * 1)  documents presented to a monarch from a vassal or other foreign dignitary