How to say "seeming" in Japanese

• 見せ掛けみせかけCommon
  no-adjectiveA common word for 'seeming' as an outward show: a pose, pretense, or front that conceals what someone or something really is. Fits contexts like 'his seeming calm hid real panic.'
  彼女かのじょの涙なみだはほんの見みせかけであった。↗

  Her tears were just for effect.
• 思しいおぼしい
  i-adjectiveCovers 'seeming (to be)' and 'apparently': something that appears to be the case without being certain. A less common word, for presenting something as apparent rather than established fact.
  私わたしたちは砂漠さばくでオアシスとおぼしきものを見みた。↗

  We saw what looked like an oasis in the desert.
• げ
  suffixCovers 'seeming' in the sense of giving the appearance or feeling of something: the air or impression a person or thing gives off. Usually written in kana alone; seldom the noun 'seeming' itself.
  その女性じょせいは悲かなしげで、その上うえ疲つかれているようだった。↗

  The lady looked sad, also tired.
• 思しきおぼしき
  pre-noun adjectivalThe same word as 思しい in another form: 'seeming (to be)', 'apparently'. It hedges a statement, presenting something as apparent rather than certain, and is likewise less common.
• 表面的ひょうめんてき
  na-adjectiveCovers 'seeming' in the sense of 'on the surface': the outward aspect of something as opposed to what lies beneath. Often carries the nuance of 'superficial' — appearance only, not the reality.
  それらの間あいだには表面的ひょうめんてきな相違そういはない。↗

  There is no surface difference between them.

Choose 「見せ掛け」 for a deceptive outward show, 「げ」 for the appearance or feeling something gives off, 表面的 for the surface level as opposed to what lies beneath, and 「思しい」 or 「思しき」 for 'apparent'.

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• 見せ掛けみせかけseeming
• 思しいおぼしいseeming (to be)
• げseeming
• 思しきおぼしきseeming (to be)
• 表面的ひょうめんてきsuperficial
• せso
• 思わしいおもわしいseeming (to be)
• 皮かわmask (hiding one's true nature)