Japanese symbol for “outward”
外見上
がいけんじょう
Romaji: gaikenjou
outward; superficial; external; apparent
In Japanese, outward is 外見上, read がいけんじょう (gaikenjou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no outward; superficial; external; apparent
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “outward”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アウトワード | アウトワード autowaado | outward |
| 外形的 | がいけいてき gaikeiteki | external; outward |
| 外面的 | がいめんてき gaimenteki | external; superficial; outward |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 以外 | いがい igai | excluding; except (for); apart from |
| 外交 | がいこう gaikou | diplomacy |
| 意外 | いがい igai | unexpected; surprising; unanticipated |
| 外部 | がいぶ gaibu | outside (e.g. of a building); exterior |
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
See also: Chinese symbol for “outward”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.