Vocab Info

A2 Noun, Suru verb, Adverb

一見(いっけん)look, glimpse, glance, apparently, seemingly, first meeting

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun, Suru verb

      1.

      look, glimpse, glance

    2. Adverb

      2.

      apparently, seemingly, at first glance, on the face of it

    3. Noun, Suru verb

      3.

      first meeting

      Archaic

    All Forms

    一見 【いっけん】

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    Examples

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      (かれ)綺麗(きれい)なバク(ちゅう)一見(いっけん)(あたい)します。

      His clean backflip is worth a look.

      • N1

      (ちち)一見(いっけん)()(よわ)そうに()えるが、本当(ほんとう)強気(つよき)だ。

      At first glance, my father seems timid, but he is actually very assertive.

      • N1

      彼女(かのじょ)一見(いっけん)大人(おとな)しそうに()えますが、(じつ)はよく(さわ)ぎます。

      At first glance, she seems quiet, but in reality, she is often quite noisy.

      • N1

      大事(だいじ)書類(しょるい)一見(いっけん)しただけで(やぶ)()てるなんて、(なに)(かんが)えているんだ?!

      How could you just glance over such important documents and then tear them up?! What were you thinking?!

      • N1

      鑑定(かんてい)()仕事(しごと)をしている(わたし)は、一見(いっけん)して彼女(かのじょ)のダイヤが偽物(にせもの)だとわかりました。

      As an appraiser, I could tell at first glance that her diamond was a fake.

      • N1
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