一見 (いちげん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

一見 (いちげん) means at first glance / first meeting.

See example sentences below.

一見 at a glance

一見

いちげんichigen

N1noun

at first glance / first meeting

一見いちげんichigenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

at first glance / first meeting

Example 1

一見難しそうに見える問題です。

Translation

It is a problem that looks difficult at first glance.

Example 2

あの人は一見知らない人に見える。

Translation

That person looks like a stranger at first sight.