看板に偽りなし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
看	板	偽
かん Grade: 6	ばん Grade: 3	いつわ Grade: S

Alternative spellings
看板に僞りなし (kyūjitai) 看板に偽り無し

Etymology

Literally, "the signboard has [tells] no lies."

Phrase

看(かん)板(ばん)に偽(いつわ)りなし • (kanban ni itsuwari nashi) 

1. there is no discrepancy between external appearance and true substance

See also

• English: you can't judge a book by its cover, clothes don't make the man