外見

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外 見
がい
Grade: 2
けん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) がいけん [gàíkéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ikẽ̞ɴ]

    Noun

    外(がい)見(けん) • (gaiken) 

    1. [from 12th century] that which is displayed, shown to other people
    2. [from 13th century] that which other people may see, appearance
    3. [from 17th century] outward appearance, superficial appearance
      Synonyms: 上辺 (uwabe), 外観 (gaikan)

    Verb

    外(がい)見(けん)する • (gaiken suru) suru (stem 外(がい)見(けん)し (gaiken shi), past 外(がい)見(けん)した (gaiken shita))[2]

    1. to show to other people, to display
    2. to be seen by others, to appear

    Conjugation

    References

    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
    2. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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