体裁|ていさいteisai[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(outward) appearance
   彼女かのじょは彼かれの紳士しんしらしい体裁ていさいにだまされてしまった。↗

   She was taken in by his gentlemanly appearance.
2. noun(proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style
3. nounappearances; decency; show; display
4. nounlip-service; insincere words; glib talk

• Synonym外見がいけんNeutralPlain word for how a person or thing looks, fine in everyday speech, as in 「外見で判断する」. 「体裁」 centres on the image you present to others and on saving face.
• Synonym見かけみかけNeutralHow something looks at a glance, usually contrasted with what it really is, as in 「見かけによらず」. 「体裁」 concerns the image shown to others, not the looks-reality gap.
• Synonym見た目みためNeutralThe everyday, most colloquial way to say how something looks, as in 「見た目がいい」. It stops at visual impression; 「体裁」 adds the concern for face and propriety.
• Synonym姿すがたNeutralBroad word for figure, silhouette or the sight of someone, without the nuance of face or show. 「体裁」 is the image presented to the world.
• RelatedルックスNeutralLoanword for a person's looks or facial features only; common in speech. 「体裁」 covers the image one presents and even the format of writing.
• Related格好かっこうNeutralCovers shape and how one is dressed, also looking proper, as in 「格好をつける」; frequent in speech. 「体裁」 is the face you keep before others, not the getup itself.
• Related装いよそおいWrittenWritten-style word for dress and styling, as in 「春の装い」. It names the attire itself; 「体裁」 is the outward respectability that attire may serve.
• Related見栄えみばえNeutralJudges whether something looks good or attractive, as in 「見栄えがする」. 「体裁」 is neutral about beauty; it is about appearances and face.
• Related表面ひょうめんNeutralThe surface or outer layer of a thing, literal or figurative; it never carries the sense of face or decency that 「体裁」 has.
• Related外観がいかんWrittenFormal, written-style word for the exterior look or outward show of buildings and objects, as in 「建物の外観」; it lacks the face-saving and document-format senses of 「体裁」.
• RelatedうわべNeutralSurface appearance with a whiff of insincerity, as in 「上辺だけ」. 「体裁」 is the appearance you maintain; 「上辺」 implies it is hollow.
• Related外面がいめんNeutralRead 「がいめん」 it is the outside or outward look; read 「そとづら」 it is how one appears to outsiders, as in 「外面がいい」. 「体裁」 stresses face.
• Related風貌ふうぼうWrittenWritten word for a person's looks and bearing, weighting overall presence. 「体裁」 is about appearances before society, not personal mien.
• Related見せ掛けみせかけNeutralAn appearance put on to deceive, stressing falseness, as in 「見せ掛けの優しさ」. 「体裁」 need not imply deceit, only regard for appearances.
• Related身なりみなりNeutralHow one is dressed and groomed, as in 「身なりを整える」. It covers a slice of 「体裁」's territory and lacks the sense of face.
• Related風姿ふうしWrittenLiterary word for a person's bearing and carriage, with an aesthetic flavour and weight on poise. 「体裁」 concerns face and show, not graceful presence.
• Related風体ふうていNeutralHow someone is dressed or looks, often tinged with suspicion, as in 「怪しい風体」. 「体裁」 is the respectability one keeps up.
• Related風采ふうさいWrittenWritten word for a person's overall appearance and bearing, as in 「風采が上がらない」. It evaluates the person; 「体裁」 guards face before others.
• Related見てくれみてくれCasualColloquial and slightly contemptuous word for outward show, as in 「見てくれだけ」. 「体裁」 is the same concern stated neutrally.
• Antonym実質じっしつWrittenWritten-style antonym: the substance or essence of a matter, as in 「実質的な内容」, standing against surface 「体裁」.
• Antonym内容ないようNeutralThe contents or substance of something, the natural opposite of 「体裁」 as mere outward form.

Use 「体裁」 for the appearance you keep up before others, face or decency, as in 「体裁を気にする」「体裁を整える」, and for the format or style of a piece of writing. For plain looks choose 「見た目」 or 「外見」; for dress, 「格好」 or 「身なり」. 「上辺」 and 「見せ掛け」 suggest a hollow or faked surface, 「見てくれ」 a dismissive colloquial take. 「外観」 and 「装い」 are written-style, and 「実質」 or 「内容」 name the substance such appearances can hide.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 外そとから見みた感かんじ、様子ようす。外観がいかん。
2. 世間せけんの人ひとから見みられた時ときの、自分じぶんの姿すがた・ありさま。
3. ある一定いっていの形式けいしき。