Word details
見かけ倒し
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 見かけ倒し.
Dictionary
Entry
1
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
Examples
それは見かけ倒しだ。
It is not as good as it looks.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
見
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
7 strokesFrequency 22JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ケン
Kun
み.るみ.えるみ.せる
倒
overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
10 strokesFrequency 791JLPT N2Grade 8
On
トウ
Kun
たお.れる-だお.れたお.すさかさまさかささかしま
掛
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
11 strokesFrequency 1,027JLPT N1Grade 8
On
カイケイ
Kun
か.ける-か.けるか.け-か.け-が.けか.かる-か.かる-が.かるか.かり-が.かりかかり-がかり
Nanori
かけ
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