| み |
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| 見 |
| か |
| け |
| だ | お |
|---|---|
| 倒 |
| し |
takes genitive case の, noun
- showy but worthless, impressive-looking but without substance, all show and no substance, not as good as it looks, deceptive.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||
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見かけ倒し | みかけだおし | |||||||||||||
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見掛け倒し | みかけだおし | |||||||||||||
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見かけだおし | みかけだおし |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
overthrow, fall, collapse
たお.れる トウ さかさま (7th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)