見せ掛け (みせかけ, misekake) Japanese meaning: pretense | Kotomoraは
見
せ
掛
け
に
過
ぎ
ない
。
His kindness is nothing but a pretense.
That strength is just for show.
Usage patterns
見せ掛けの〈事〉a sham/pretend ~
That was nothing but a sham peace.
見せ掛けだけjust for show, only on the surface
His kindness was only for show.
見せ掛けにすぎないto be nothing more than a pretense
Her smile is nothing more than a pretense.
見せ掛けを見破るto see through a pretense
I quickly saw through his pretense.
見せかけ emphasizes a deceptive outward show, while 振り (pretence sense) is the broader word for feigning any state or action.
見せかけ emphasizes the falseness or pretense of an appearance, while パフォーマンス (showy action) emphasizes the theatrical performance-like behavior itself.
見せかけ focuses on a false outward appearance meant to deceive, while 飾り気 is about surface embellishment or the lack of it in one's manner.
見せかけ points to a false outward appearance or facade, while 茶番 describes the whole absurd, staged event or pretense.
