Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “見掛け倒し”

見掛け倒し

みかけだおし

showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive

Example sentence

It is not as good as it looks.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

見
On
けん
Kun
み.る;み.える;み.せる
Stroke count
7

・see

・hopes

・chances

・idea

・opinion

・look at

・visible

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掛
On
かい;けい
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
Stroke count
11

・hang

・suspend

・depend

・arrive at

・tax

・pour

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倒
On
とう
Kun
たお.れる;-だお.れ;たお.す;さかさま;さかさ;さかしま
Stroke count
10

・overthrow

・fall

・collapse

・drop

・break down

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