Illustration: In the entrance hall of a Japanese apartment, a young adult examines their full reflection before leaving. Their jacket is carefully straightened and their shoes neatly polished, but a stubborn tuft of hair sticks up at the crown.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

外がい見けん

gaiken

appearance, looks

Example sentences

彼かれの外見がいけんにだまされた。
His appearance deceived me.
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彼かれはずいぶん外見がいけんが変かわった。
He’s changed a lot in his looks.
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彼かれの良よさは外見がいけんでは分わからない。
You can’t know his merits by his appearance.
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Kanji in 外見

外outsideOnガイ・ゲKunそと・ほか・はずす
見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる

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