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：2026/01/06
表向き
Hiragana
おもてむき
Adverb
Japanese Meaning
表向き
Easy Japanese Meaning
人に見せているようすではこうだと見えるが，本当はちがうようすで
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
表面上 / 名义上 / 表面看来
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
表面上；看似 / 名義上；形式上
Korean Meaning
겉으로는 / 겉보기에는 / 표면상으로
Vietnamese Meaning
bề ngoài (thì) / trên danh nghĩa / theo hình thức
Tagalog Meaning
sa panlabas (lamang) / kunwari / opisyalmente
Sense（1）
ostensibly
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
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He seems happy ostensibly, but it might be different in reality.
He seems happy ostensibly, but it might be different in reality.
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彼は表向きには幸せそうに見えますが、実際は違うかもしれません。
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