Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 見かけ倒し(みかけだおし) in Japanese

見かけ倒し, 見掛け倒し
Kana Reading
みかけだおし
Romaji
mikakedaoshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
    Example sentence
    それは見かけ倒し It is not as good as it looks.

Examples of 見かけ倒し, 見掛け倒し, みかけだおし in a sentence

  • それは見かけ倒し

    It is not as good as it looks.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

On'Yomi: カイ, ケイ

Kun'Yomi: 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

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: たお.れる, -だお.れ, たお.す, さかさま, さかさ, さかしま

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JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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