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► 副詞
一見  [いっけん]    meaning:  look  rank: 2
☆ それらは一見同じに見えるが、違う ⇨ They look the same at first glance, but in fact are different

► 名詞
一見  [いっけん]  [一見する]    meaning:  look  rank: 2
☆ 一見しただけではかない欠陥 ⇨ A defect you don’t notice if you just take a glimpse


More examples:
  • は一見にかず (しかず) ⇨ Seeing once is better than hearing 100 times. Seeing is believing
  • このは一見何の変哲いように見える ⇨ On the surface there is nothing unusual, special, about this car
  • は一見無愛想だが親切だ ⇨ He looks unfriendly but actually very kind