オモテ
Meanings
Noun
1. surface
2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
Please place the cards face up.
3. front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
4. outside; exterior
They're outside doing the cleaning.
5. appearance
6. public
7. first half (of an inning); top (of an inning)
8. cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
9. foreground
10. Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
Pitch accent
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モテ
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; both sides
front side (of a piece of paper, coin, medal, etc.); obverse; A-side (of a record); main levels (as opposed to secret levels or post-game content)
Examples (13 in total)
Come outside right now.
Please write your name on the front of the paper.
Please place the cards face up.