JLPT N1 Advanced
表向き
Publicly, officially, or on the surface
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表向きに adverbial form
Noun, Na-adjective
"Public" / "Official" / "On the Surface"
Refers to the official stance or outward appearance of a situation, usually implying a discrepancy with the actual truth.
Example
その 二つ の 会社 は 、 表向き は ライバル です が 、 裏 で は 協力 し て いる らしい です 。
On the surface, those two companies are rivals, but apparently they cooperate behind the scenes.
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