Word Meaning 外観

がいかん gaikan

外観 is read as がいかん (gaikan) and means outward appearance.

Meaning

English

  1. outward appearance
  2. exterior appearance
  3. outward show
  4. looks

Reading

Kana

がいかん

Romaji

gaikan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 外見,外貌,外目,ちょっと見,一寸見,見え,見かけ,見た目 Antonyms 内実 Rank 4402 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

価値観外交

かちかんがいこう

value-oriented diplomacy

外面

げめん

outer surface

外側

がいそく

exterior

外相

がいしょう

Foreign Minister

外交

がいこう

diplomacy

外務

がいむ

foreign affairs

外部

がいぶ

outside (e.g. of a building)

外科

げか

department of surgery

外米

がいまい

foreign rice

外付

そとづけ

external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)

外交官

がいこうかん

diplomat

外資

がいし

foreign capital (e.g. in a company)

Example Sentences

5

このたてものはがいかんがとてもうつくしい。

This building has a very beautiful exterior appearance.

Appearance is deceptive.

The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.

Why don't you try out getting a new Windows Media Player skin and changing the player's look?

This condo is getting old. Why don't we redecorate to give it a fresh feel?