一いっ見けん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

a look; a glance; a glimpse

Refers to the act of looking at something briefly, often used with する to mean 'take a look'.

adverb

Adverbial use indicating a first impression that may be misleading. Often followed by a contrastive statement.

一いっ見けん簡かん単たんそうに見みえるが、実じつは難むずかしい。
It looks easy at first glance, but it's actually difficult.
彼かれは一いっ見けんまじめそうだが、実じつはおちゃめだ。
He seems serious at first glance, but he's actually playful.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

archaic

Archaic noun meaning the first time one meets someone. Not used in modern Japanese outside of historical contexts.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、一いっ見けんの客きゃくをもてなす作さ法ほうが記しるされている。
Old documents describe the etiquette for entertaining a first-time guest.

一ひと目め
一目 also means 'a glance' but emphasizes a single look or instant recognition, whereas 一見 can be used more broadly for a brief look or first impression.
初しょ見けん
初見 means 'first seeing' or 'first encounter', often used in contexts like sight-reading music or seeing something for the first time, while 一見 focuses on a brief look or initial impression.

Compound of 一 (one) and 見 (see), literally 'one look'. The adverbial sense developed from the idea of a single, initial glance.