Word Meaning 表紙

ひょうし hyoushi

表紙 is read as ひょうし (hyoushi) and means to appear on the cover of a magazine.

Meaning

English

  1. to appear on the cover of a magazine
  2. cover (of a book, magazine, etc.)
  3. binding

Reading

Kana

ひょうし

Romaji

hyoushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 3600 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

表表紙

おもてびょうし

front cover

表紙買い

ひょうしがい

buying a book, magazine because of its cover

上表紙

うわびょうし

cover

紙表紙

かみびょうし

paper cover

背表紙

せびょうし

spine (of a book)

革表紙

かわびょうし

leather cover

厚表紙

あつびょうし

thick book cover

裏表紙

うらびょうし

back cover

黄表紙

きびょうし

illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)

硬表紙

かたびょうし

hard cover (of a book)

表す

あらわす

to express

表現

ひょうげん

representation (of a group)

Example Sentences

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Tom appeared on the cover of Time magazine.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

Tom appeared on the cover of Time magazine.

Tom wrote his name on the cover of his notebook.

She had the book with a torn cover under her arm.

My father uses an old dictionary whose cover has come off.

Someday, I'm going to be famous enough to be on the cover of magazines. You'll see.

I want to make a book cover like the leather-bound books that you get in Myst and Riven.