Vocabulary

What does 表紙 (ひょうし, hyoushi) mean?

表紙 (ひょうし, hyoushi) means book cover, magazine cover.

Quick facts
Readingひょうし
Romajihyoushi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ひょうし
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhyoushi

book cover, magazine cover

  1. 1noun cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding
  2. 2suru verb · intransitive to appear on the cover of a magazine

Example sentences

  • I liked this book's cover.

  • A famous actor is pictured on the magazine cover.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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