JLPT N1 · Noun

外観 (gaikan)

外観 (がいかん, gaikan) is a Japanese noun meaning “outward appearance; exterior appearance”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がいかん
Romaji: gaikan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks · noun

Example sentences

Windows Media Playerの新しいスキンを入手し、プレーヤーの外観を変えてみましょう。

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

Tatoeba #75613

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

Kanji in 外観

外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

観

outlook, look, appearanceカン・み.る・しめ.す · 18 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 外観.

外そとoutside外ほかanother place外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner郊外こうがいsuburb以外いがいexcluding案外あんがいunexpectedly意外いがいunexpected海外かいがいforeign外交がいこうdiplomacy外出がいしゅつgoing out例外れいがいexception外すはずすto remove外れるはずれるto be disconnected

Source: JMdict entry 1203460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.