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.
あらわす
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.
でも、ろこつに不かいかんを表すのはよくないよ。
But it’s not okay to express your discomfort so bluntly.
国民はみんな、高がくのぜい金に不まんを表していますよ。
All citizens are expressing some dissatisfaction with the high tax.
このアップルシナモンウィスキーがどれだけ美味しいかを言葉で表すことはできない。
I can’t begin to express how good this apple cinnamon whiskey is.