上辺

• (Tokyo) うわべ [ùwábé] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠be̞]

上(うわ)辺(べ) • (uwabe) 

1. on the surface, seeming, outward

   上(うわ)辺(べ)だけを見(み)て判断(はんだん)する

   uwabe dake o mite handan suru

   to judge a book by its cover

   (literally, “to judge after seeing only the surface”)

   うわべは

   uwabe wa

   ostensibly

2. pretended, superficial

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

上(じょう)辺(へん) • (jōhen) 

1. upper side