Bloomko
JLPT N3 · Publishing & writing

表紙

ひょうし

cover

Stroke order of 表紙

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

表 · 8 strokes紙 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

表 is clothing showing its outside, and 紙 is thread-like 糸 paper: the outer paper.

Parts: 表 surface + 紙 paper

The characters in 表紙

  • 表 おもて — front; surface (8 strokes)
  • 紙 かみ — paper (10 strokes)

Example sentence

本の表紙がきれいです。

ほんのひょうしがきれいです。

The book's cover is pretty.

Words with 表

Words with 紙

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