Word

体裁

ていさい
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Noun

    (outward) appearance

  2. Noun

    (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style

  3. Noun

    appearances; decency; show; display

  4. Noun

    lip-service; insincere words; glib talk

In Spanish

  1. apariencias

Other readings
たいさい

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 彼女はなんとか体裁を繕った。

    She managed to keep up appearances.

    Ella consiguió mantener las apariencias.

    Tatoeba #2352798(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼女は彼の紳士らしい体裁にだまされてしまった。

    She was taken in by his gentlemanly appearance.

    Tatoeba #87289(opens in a new tab)
  • 同じような人々からなる私たちの地域社会では、体裁に従おうとする意識は不可欠な要素である。

    Conformity is an essential element of our homogeneous community.

    Tatoeba #123710(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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