表(ひょう)

ひょう
noun, suffix
table; chart; list
See also: 表(おもて) (surface, front side)
1. table; chart; list; schedule
A structured display of information organized in rows and columns, or a list or schedule. Common in academic, business, and everyday contexts.
時刻表(じこくひょう)を確認(かくにん)する。
Check the timetable.
データを表(ひょう)にまとめてください。
Please organize the data into a table.
報告書(ほうこくしょ)の最後(さいご)に参考(さんこう)資料(しりょう)の一覧表(いちらんひょう)を付(つ)けた。
I attached a reference list at the end of the report.

Refers to organized displays of information — tables, charts, lists, and schedules. Extremely productive as a suffix in compound words. Note that this is a different word from 表(おもて) (surface, front side).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 時刻表(じこくひょう) — timetable
  • 一覧表(いちらんひょう) — list, catalog
  • 成績表(せいせきひょう) — report card, grade sheet
  • 料金表(りょうきんひょう) — price list
  • 年表(ねんぴょう) — chronological table, timeline
  • 図表(ずひょう) — charts and tables
  • 対照表(たいしょうひょう) — comparison table
  • 換算表(かんさんひょう) — conversion table

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 表(ひょう)にまとめる — to organize into a table
  • 表(ひょう)を作(つく)る — to make a table/chart
  • 表(ひょう)を見(み)る — to look at a table

DIFFERENT READINGS OF 表(ひょう):

  • 表(おもて) — surface, front side, outside (different word)
  • 表(ひょう) — table, chart (this entry)
  • Both readings are very common but have completely different meanings.

Related Words

Related: 表(おもて) (same kanji, different reading)
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Added 2026.3.25 19:14 · Revised 2026.4.10 16:12
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