格好・恰好|かっこうkakkou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounshape; form; figure; posture; pose
2. nounappearance; style
   あの少年しょうねんは格好かっこうがいい。↗

   The young man is a handsome figure.
3. nounstate; situation
4. na-adjective, no-adjectivesuitable; fit; reasonable
   ここは時間潰じかんつぶしに格好かっこうの場所ばしょである。↗

   Here is a fit space for whiling away.
5. noun (suffix)aboutafter an age

• Synonym形かたちNeutralCovers the shape or outline of objects in a very broad range; 「格好」 centers on a person's appearance, dress, or presentability.
• Synonym姿すがたNeutralA person's figure or bearing, as in 「後ろ姿」 and 「姿が見えない」; it stresses the whole person as seen, taken in at once.
• Synonym形状けいじょうNeutralThe concrete shape of an object, often in technical descriptions; it does not cover a person's looks or dress.
• Synonym外形がいけいNeutralThe shape as seen from outside, leaning toward written prose, as in 「外形が似ている」; no nuance of dress or style.
• Synonym身なりみなりNeutralHow one is dressed and turned out, as in 「身なりを整える」; centers on attire and grooming rather than shape or situation.
• Synonym有様ありさまWrittenWritten; the state or condition of things, often an unhappy one, as in 「ひどい有様」.
• Synonym容姿ようしWrittenWritten; a person's face and build, as in 「容姿端麗」; a staple when describing someone's looks.
• Synonym態たいWrittenOne's figure or way of dressing; also appears in the phrase 「なりふり構わず」.
• Synonym形姿なりすがたWrittenWritten word for a person's overall dress and appearance; carries an old-fashioned tone.
• Synonym形貌けいぼうWrittenWritten word for a person's looks and features; very rare, and daily speech prefers 「容姿」.
• Synonym形体なりかたちWrittenWritten and archaic for one's appearance; modern usage says 「姿」.
• Synonym姿形すがたかたちWrittenA person's figure and face taken as a whole, centered on looks, as in 「姿形が美しい」.
• Related装いよそおいWrittenAn elegant written word for dress or styling, as in 「春の装い」; stresses the overall effect one puts together.
• Related見せ掛けみせかけCasualColloquial; a put-on look or false front, as in 「見せ掛けの優しさ」 — the appearance is deceptive.
• Related外見がいけんNeutralThe outward look of a person or thing, as in 「外見で判断する」; a general word for how anyone or anything appears from outside, where 「格好」 leans toward a person's style.
• Related体裁ていさいWrittenWritten; face and decency — how one appears to others, as in 「体裁が悪い」.
• Related様さまCasualColloquial; a sorry, pathetic state, usually with mockery, as in 「ざまを見ろ」.
• Related形態けいたいWrittenWritten and academic; the form or structure of an organization or thing, as in 「経営形態」.
• Related見かけみかけCasualColloquial; surface appearance, typically contrasted with what lies beneath.
• Related無様ぶざまCasualAntonym, colloquial; ugly or sorry-looking, the reverse of 「格好」, as in 「無様な負け方」.
• Related不格好ぶかっこうCasualAntonym, colloquial; a direct negation of 「格好」 — unattractive, shabby-looking.
• Related形相けいそうWrittenWritten; a face's features or an object's outward form; a frightening expression is usually read 「ぎょうそう」.

Default to 「格好」 for how a person looks, dresses, or comes across. For an object's shape use 「形」 or 「形状」; for a person's figure or silhouette use 「姿」; for how one is dressed use 「身なり」; for outward looks use 「外見」; for face and decency use 「体裁」. Looking bad is 「無様」 or 「不格好」.

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

1. 外そとから見みた外見がいけんや身みなり。
2. 体裁ていさい。きまりのよしあし。また体裁ていさいがよく見みえるような言動げんどう。
3. ふり。うごき。ポーズ。
4. 物事ものごとの状態じょうたいや様子ようす。態勢たいせい。かたち。
5. 程度ていど、具合ぐあい、値段ねだんなどがちょうど良よい。
6. （年齢ねんれいを表あらわす語ごに付つけて）大体だいたいその年齢ねんれいに見みえること。見当けんとう。くらい。