To Express Something
To Show Something
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means express and the verb vocab version is transitive, meaning that it's done to something. So this verb means to express something or to show something.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You're trying not to say it directly, but trying to figure out how to express something. That something is that you are a wuss (あらわす). Sorry, had to be expressed.
それを表す
to express that
データを表す
to show data
すがたを表す
to make an appearance
データは全てを表す。
The data shows everything.
この赤い玉は、「日の丸」と言って、日の出を表しています。
This red ball is called "hinomaru," and represents the sunrise.
先生へのお礼を表すために、クッキーを作ったんです。
I made cookies to express my thanks to you, Sensei.