表紙

cover (of a book)

ç o̞ː ɕ i
表 outside; outdoors + 紙 paper
noun Rare #29,658
cover (of a book) The outside covering of a book, magazine, or notebook.
JA: トムはノートの表紙に名前を書きました。
EN: Tom wrote his name on the cover of his notebook.

本をその表紙で判断してはいけない。

You shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

本を表紙で判断するな。

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

表紙にぴったり!

Perfect for the cover!

— アイム・スティル・ヒア (2024)

父は表紙の取れた古い辞書を使っています。

My father uses an old dictionary with its cover missing.

昨日メアリーは表紙が青い本をくれた。

Yesterday, Mary gave me a book with a blue cover.

確かあの本だった、確か青い表紙だ。

I'm pretty sure it was that book—the cover was blue, I think.

トムはノートの表紙に名前を書きました。

Tom wrote his name on the cover of his notebook.

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