JLPT N1 · Noun

体裁 (teisai)

体裁 (ていさい, teisai) is a Japanese noun meaning “(outward) appearance”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ていさい
Romaji: teisai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(outward) appearance · noun
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style · noun
appearances; decency; show; display · noun
lip-service; insincere words; glib talk · noun

Example sentences

彼女は彼の紳士らしい体裁にだまされてしまった。

She was taken in by his gentlemanly appearance.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 体裁

体

body, substance, objectタイ・テイ・からだ・かたち · 7 strokes

裁

tailor, judge, decisionサイ・た.つ・さば.く · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 体裁.

体からだbody大体だいたいgenerally重体じゅうたいserious condition身体しんたいbody一体いったい(what) the heck気体きたいgas具体ぐたいconcreteness全体ぜんたいwhole体育たいいくphysical education体温たいおんbody temperature体重たいじゅう(body) weight団体だんたいgroup字体じたいform of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional)正体しょうたいtrue character

Source: JMdict entry 1409480 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.