Illustration: On a quiet residential street, a couple stands back to inspect the outside of a recently finished Japanese house. One follows the roofline with an open hand while the other studies the entrance, window frames and timber facade. The front door remains closed, and no interior is visible.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

外がい観かん

gaikan

exterior appearance

Usually describes the outside look of an object or building. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

Windows Media Playerの新あたらしいスキンを入手にゅうしゅし、プレーヤーの外観がいかんを変かえてみましょう。
Why don’t you try out getting a new Windows Media Player skin and changing the player’s look?
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
問題もんだいは、その本質ほんしつよりもむしろ外観がいかんである。
The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
外観がいかんはあてにならない。
Appearance is deceptive.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 外観

外outsideOnガイ・ゲKunそと・ほか・はずす
観outlook; lookOnカンKunみる・しめす

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