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
surface
Pitch accent
もて
Composed of
arrow; wedge; chock
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
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)