見掛け

This is the 9837th most frequent Japanese word.


見掛け

"見掛け" means "outward appearance" or "seeming."


In this sentence, '見掛けられる' is used in its passive form, indicating the observation or sighting of someone at a location.

彼が駅で見掛けられることがあります。

He can be seen at the station occasionally.


In this sentence, '見掛け' refers to the external appearance, often suggesting that there might be more to an object than what is superficially visible.

あの絵は見掛け以上に価値がある。

That painting is more valuable than its appearance suggests.


Here, '見掛けたら' is conjugated in the conditional form to suggest an action to take upon seeing someone.

見掛けたら声をかけてください。

If you see me, please say hello.