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
Kanji used
arrow
front side
Pitch accent
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