形から入る

かたちからはいるkatachikarahairu

expression · godan verb

  1. to start with the looks
  2. to get the trappings right as the first step
  3. to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

Kanji in this word

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences