Entry
  1. Noun

    going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge

    できるというならそれを表沙汰にするがよい。
    I defy you to make it public.
  2. recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

Also written 表ざた【おもてざた】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

surface, table, chart, diagram

Kun
おもて-おもてあらわ.すあらわ.れるあら.わす
On
ヒョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
77 of 2500
Radical
clothes
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-4SKIP code
0a8.6The Kanji Dictionary
5073.2Four corner code
1465deroo
8868Unicode hex code
1-41-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
108Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5422New Nelson (John Haig)
2429New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3083Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1572Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2151Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1546Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1666Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
124A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
914Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
308Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34105Morohashi
379A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
272Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
272Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
309sakade
879Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
402henshall3
311Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
178crowley
437Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
1620Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1560Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
biao3Pinyin reading
pyoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sand

Kun
すなよなげる
On
シャ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1897 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (21)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3a4.13The Kanji Dictionary
3912.0Four corner code
6c99Unicode hex code
1-26-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2504Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3063New Nelson (John Haig)
266New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
311Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2296Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
151Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
392Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
17212Morohashi
2135Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1205Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
sha1, sha4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury

Kun
おご.るにご.るよな.げる
On
タイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3a4.8The Kanji Dictionary
3413.0Four corner code
6c70Unicode hex code
1-34-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2496Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3055New Nelson (John Haig)
312Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
200Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
237Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2316Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
149Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
17160Morohashi
2136Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1206Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
tai4Pinyin reading
taeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level