What does 表現 mean?
表現 is a Japanese noun meaning “expression, presentation” in English. It can also be translated as “representation (of a group)” depending on context. It is written as 表現 in kanji, ひょうげん in hiragana, and hyougen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
「潮時というものがある」という表現は実はシェイクスピアの「ジュリアス・シーザー」にある表現である。
"There is a tide" is, in fact, from a passage in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.