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外観 (がいかん): appearance, exterior, facade — Japanese vocabulary

外観 is read がいかん and means "appearance, exterior, facade". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

外観

Reading
がいかん · gaikan
Translation
appearance, exterior, facade
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
がいかんが

Example

人の価値はその人の外観とは無関係だ。

ひとのかちはそのひとのがいかんとはむかんけいだ。

A man's worth has nothing to do with his appearance.

Kanji in this word

  • 外 — outside
  • 観 — observe, view

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