How to say appearance in Japanese

JLPTN1
体裁☆【ていさいteisai・たいさいtaisai】

noun:

  • (outward) appearance
  • (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style
  • appearances; decency; show; display
  • lip-service; insincere words; glib talk

Example Sentences

「人hitoはha見かけによらないmikakeniyoranai」とtoはhaよくyoku言ったittaものmonoですdesuねne。
It's well said that "You can't judge people by their appearance", isn't it?
朝asaはha洗顔senganはhaもちろんmochiron身だしなみmidashinamiをwo整えてtotonoeteからkaraここkokoにni集まるatsumaruんだnda。
Obviously wash your face, but you must also take care of your appearance before assembling here.
「見た目mitameはha悪くないwarukunaiがgaちょっとchotto軽薄keihakuそう」なsou’na外見gaikenとtoはha裏腹にuraharani、彼女kanojoはhaいないinaiしshi、女性joseiにni手が早いtegahayaiワケWAKEでもないdemonai。
In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.
様子yousuからkara判断handanすればsureba、彼kareはha兵士heishiかもしれないkamoshirenai。
Judging from his appearance, he may be a soldier.
望遠鏡bouenkyouを通してwotooshiteみるmiruとto、惑星wakuseiはhaまったくmattaku新たなaratana様相yousouをwo呈するteisuru。
Seen through a telescope, the planets take on a completely new appearance.

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