外観 (Gaikan) is a Japanese noun meaning “outward appearance, exterior appearance, outward show, looks”.
Meanings
- nounoutward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
Examples
外観はあてにならない。
Appearance is deceptive.
人の価値はその人の外観とは無関係だ。
A man's worth has nothing to do with his appearance.
問題は、その本質よりもむしろ外観である。
The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.
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