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やおもて
Meanings
Noun
1. firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.
2. in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
orig. meaning
Alt. forms
矢や面おもて
96%
矢や表おもて
3%
やおもて
Pitch accent
や
お
もて
Composed of
arrow; wedge; chock
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)