Illustration: In a Japanese town hall, two community organizers stand openly beside a newly uncovered model of a proposed riverside park, facing reporters and residents.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

表おもて立だつ

omotedatsu

to become public

Often used as 表立って, meaning openly. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 第二次世界大戦だいにじせかいたいせんの敗戦はいせんにともなう被占領以降ひせんりょういこうは表立おもてだって唱となえられることはなくなった。

    The theory has no longer been advocated openly since Japan lost the Second World War and was occupied by the Allied Forces accordingly.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. しかし政治的せいじてきな役割やくわりは熾仁親王たるひとしんのうに託たくし、自みずからは表立おもてだった活動かつどうをしないまま議定職ぎていしょくの廃止はいしを迎むかえた。

    However, he delegated political roles to Imperial Prince Taruhito without publicly performing the role himself, and the gijo post was abolished.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. それまで蘭学らんがくは禁令きんれいが解とかれたとはいえ表立おもてだって行動こうどうを起おこせば幕府ばくふへの反逆はんぎゃくの意思いしありとみなされ、即処罰そくしょばつの対象たいしょうにされかねない状況じょうきょうであった。

    Before that, even though the ban had been lifted, if they acted openly they could be considered as ones with traitorous intention against the Edo bakufu and immediately subjected to penalties.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 表立

  • 表surface; tableOnヒョウKunおもて・あらわす・あらわれる
  • 立stand; riseOnリツ・リュウ・リットルKunたつ・たち-・たてる

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