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How to say 'Appearance' in Japanese | 外観

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The Japanese word for Appearance is 'Gaikan', written as 外観 in Japanese.'Appearance' in hiragana is がいかん.

    word

    外観

    Meaning

    Appearance

    Reading

    がいかん

    gaikan

    Kanji

    外Outside 観View

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '外観 (がいかん)' refers to the external appearance or outward look of something, such as a building, object, or even a person. It is often used to describe the visual impression or facade of something. For example: The appearance of the building is modern「その建物の外観はモダンです」(そのたてもののがいかんはモダンです). She pays great attention to her appearance「彼女は外観に非常に気を遣います」(かのじょはがいかんにひじょうにきをつかいます). This word is commonly used in contexts related to design, architecture, or personal presentation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3866

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 外観

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • kanji

    観

    Meaning

    View

Words Related to 外観 Through the Kanji 外

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 外 as well.

  • word

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    以外

    Meaning

    Except

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国語

    Meaning

    Foreign language

  • word

    外国

    Meaning

    Foreign country

  • word

    海外

    Meaning

    Overseas

  • word

    外す

    Meaning

    Remove, Miss

  • word

    意外

    Meaning

    Unexpected

  • word

    外出

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    国外

    Meaning

    Abroad

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外交

    Meaning

    Diplomacy, Foreign relations

  • word

    案外

    Meaning

    Unexpectedly

  • word

    例外

    Meaning

    Exception

  • word

    外相

    Meaning

    Foreign minister

  • word

    外貨

    Meaning

    Foreign currency

  • word

    外れる

    Meaning

    Detach, Miss

  • word

    外務省

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    外側

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外れ

    Meaning

    End, Miss

  • word

    郊外

    Meaning

    Suburbs

  • word

    町外れ

    Meaning

    Outskirts

  • word

    外務

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外来

    Meaning

    Foreign

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

Words Related to 外観 Through the Kanji 観

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 観 as well.

  • word

    観

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    観光

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

  • word

    観念

    Meaning

    Idea, Notion

  • word

    観点

    Meaning

    Viewpoint

  • word

    客観

    Meaning

    Objectivity

  • word

    観察

    Meaning

    Observation

  • word

    客観的

    Meaning

    Objective

  • word

    主観的

    Meaning

    Subjective

  • word

    観測

    Meaning

    Observation

  • word

    観衆

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    観客

    Meaning

    Audience

  • word

    主観

    Meaning

    Subjectivity

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'Gaikan' means 'Appearance' .

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