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How to say 'At first glance' in Japanese | 一見

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The Japanese word for At first glance is 'Ikken', written as 一見 in Japanese.'At first glance' in hiragana is いっけん.

    word

    一見

    Meaning

    At first glance

    Reading

    いっけん

    ikken

    Kanji

    One See

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '一見 (いっけん)' means 'at first glance' or 'at first sight.' It is used to describe the initial impression or appearance of something or someone, often implying that the first impression might not be truly representative of the actual nature or quality. For example: At first glance, it seems easy 「一見、簡単そうだ」 (いっけん、かんたんそうだ). At first glance, he appears to be kind 「一見、彼は優しそうだ」 (いっけん、かれはやさしそうだ). This adverb is often used to suggest that there is more to a situation or person than what is initially apparent.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    3728

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 一見

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    One

  • kanji

    Meaning

    See

Words Related to 一見 Through the Kanji

These 64 Words contain the Kanji 一 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    One

  • word

    一つ

    Meaning

    One

  • word

    一人

    Meaning

    Alone, One person

  • word

    一寸

    Meaning

    A bit

  • word

    一緒に

    Meaning

    Together

  • word

    一般

    Meaning

    General

  • word

    一番

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    一人で

    Meaning

    Alone

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    一昨日

    Meaning

    Day before yesterday

  • word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    一杯

    Meaning

    Full, A lot

  • word

    一定

    Meaning

    Fixed

  • word

    一日

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    一生

    Meaning

    Lifetime

  • word

    一言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    一瞬

    Meaning

    Instant

  • word

    一生懸命

    Meaning

    Hard, Earnestly

  • word

    一層

    Meaning

    More

  • word

    一旦

    Meaning

    Once

  • word

    一時

    Meaning

    Temporarily, Once

  • word

    一体

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    一向に

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    一度に

    Meaning

    At once

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    同一

    Meaning

    Same, Identical

  • word

    一段と

    Meaning

    More

  • word

    唯一

    Meaning

    Only

  • word

    一切

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一気

    Meaning

    All at once

  • word

    一種

    Meaning

    A kind

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    一応

    Meaning

    Tentatively

  • word

    一般に

    Meaning

    Generally

  • word

    一人一人

    Meaning

    Each person

  • word

    一家

    Meaning

    Family

  • word

    一周

    Meaning

    Lap

  • word

    一緒

    Meaning

    Together

  • word

    一面

    Meaning

    Whole area

  • word

    一族

    Meaning

    Clan, Family

  • word

    一斉

    Meaning

    Simultaneous

  • word

    一致

    Meaning

    Match

  • word

    一行

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    一貫

    Meaning

    Consistency

  • word

    一遍に

    Meaning

    All at once

  • word

    一々

    Meaning

    Every, Each

  • word

    一斉に

    Meaning

    Simultaneously

  • word

    一連

    Meaning

    Series

  • word

    一向

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一まず

    Meaning

    For now

  • word

    万一

    Meaning

    If

  • word

    一休み

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    一通り

    Meaning

    Generally, Roughly

  • word

    一口

    Meaning

    Bite, Sip

  • word

    一目

    Meaning

    Glance, First move

  • word

    一同

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    第一

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    一流

    Meaning

    Top class

  • word

    一帯

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    統一

    Meaning

    Unification

  • word

    一段

    Meaning

    Step, Level

  • word

    一覧

    Meaning

    List

  • word

    腹一杯

    Meaning

    Full

Words Related to 一見 Through the Kanji

These 53 Words contain the Kanji 見 as well.

  • word

    見る

    Meaning

    See

  • word

    見える

    Meaning

    Visible

  • word

    見せる

    Meaning

    Show

  • word

    花見

    Meaning

    Flower viewing

  • word

    意見

    Meaning

    Opinion

  • word

    見物

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

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    見送り

    Meaning

    Seeing off

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    見学

    Meaning

    Inspection, Observation

  • word

    見付ける

    Meaning

    Find

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    見詰める

    Meaning

    Stare

  • word

    見付かる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    見事

    Meaning

    Complete, Splendid

  • word

    見なす

    Meaning

    Regard

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    見掛ける

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    見出だす

    Meaning

    Discover

  • word

    見上げる

    Meaning

    Lookup

  • word

    見解

    Meaning

    View, Opinion

  • word

    見守る

    Meaning

    Watch

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    暑中見舞い

    Meaning

    Summer greeting

  • word

    見張る

    Meaning

    Watch, Guard

  • word

    浅見

    Meaning

    Shallow, Superficial

  • word

    見出し

    Meaning

    Heading

  • word

    見本

    Meaning

    Example, Sample

  • word

    見晴らし

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    月見

    Meaning

    Moon viewing

  • word

    よそ見

    Meaning

    Distraction

  • word

    見かけ

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    見覚え

    Meaning

    Recognition

  • word

    見合い

    Meaning

    Matchmaking

  • word

    見通し

    Meaning

    View, Prospect

  • word

    見下ろす

    Meaning

    Look down

  • word

    見送る

    Meaning

    See off

  • word

    見習う

    Meaning

    Learn

  • word

    見当

    Meaning

    Direction, Estimate

  • word

    見直す

    Meaning

    Reconsider, Reassess

  • word

    見込み

    Meaning

    Prospect

  • word

    見違える

    Meaning

    Mistake, Fail to recognize

  • word

    見舞い

    Meaning

    Visit, Sympathy

  • word

    見当たる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    見直し

    Meaning

    Review, Revision

  • word

    見逃す

    Meaning

    Miss, Overlook

  • word

    見比べる

    Meaning

    Compare

  • word

    見渡す

    Meaning

    Survey, Overlook

  • word

    見落とす

    Meaning

    Overlook

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    見抜く

    Meaning

    See through

  • word

    後見

    Meaning

    Guardianship

  • word

    拝見

    Meaning

    See

  • word

    偏見

    Meaning

    Prejudice

  • word

    見舞う

    Meaning

    Visit, Afflict

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'Ikken' means 'At first glance' .

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