外観 (がいかん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

外観 (がいかん) means appearance / exterior / facade.

See example sentences below.

外観 at a glance

外観

がいかんgaikan

N1noun

appearance / exterior / facade

外観がいかんgaikanN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

appearance / exterior / facade

Example 1

この建物の外観は古いです。

Translation

The appearance of this building is old.

Example 2

外観と中身は違うこともある。

Translation

The exterior and the contents can sometimes be different.