Illustration: At the entrance of a small Japanese apartment, a visitor crouches and extends a friendly hand toward what appears to be a curled sleeping cat on a shoe cabinet. Its rounded back and two pointed ears look convincing from the doorway.

JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

一いっ見けん

ikken

at first glance, seemingly

Example sentences

  1. 一見いっけん、彼かれは親切しんせつで優やさしい人ひとのようだった。

    At first sight, he seemed kind and gentle.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この問題もんだいは一見いっけん簡単かんたんそうだが実じつは難むずかしい。

    This problem seems to be easy on the surface, but it’s really difficult.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょは一見いっけん正直しょうじきそうに見みえる。

    She is apparently an honest woman.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 一見

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる

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