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    3. 見かけ倒し

    見かけ倒し

    見みか​け​倒だおし​

    showy but worthless

    NTNoun, ParticleEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    見掛け倒し見かけだおし

    みかけだおし

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    showy but worthless, impressive-looking but without substance, all show and no substance, not as good as it looks, deceptive

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    Characters that make up this word

    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    倒
    たお.れる・-だお.れ・たお.す・さかさま・さかさ・さかしま…(1)
    overthrow・fall・collapse・drop・break down
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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