み
見
　
か
　
け
だお
倒
　
し

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. false impression, deceptive appearance, mere show.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
み
見
　
か
　
け
だお
倒
　
し
 見かけ倒し みかけだおし
み
見
か
掛
　
け
だお
倒
　
し
 見掛け倒し みかけだおし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
overthrow, fall, collapse
たお.れる　トウ　さかさま (7th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
arrival, proceed, reach
いた.る　トウ (7th, N3)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ