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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

虚栄

Reading

Kana: きょえい
Romaji: kyoei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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vanity; vainglory

Kanji

Readings: キョ、 コ、 むな.しい、 うつ.ろ
Meanings: void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth
Readings: エイ、 ヨウ、 さか.える、 は.え、 -ば.え、 は.える、 え
Meanings: flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor

Example Sentences

(かれ)手紙(てがみ)彼女(かのじょ)虚栄心(きょえいしん)(きず)つけられた。
➥His letter hurt Jane's vanity.
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おそらく、人間(にんげん)()って()まれた感情(かんじょう)(なか)で、虚栄(きょえい)(こころ)ほど(おさ)えにくいものはないだろう。
➥There is, perhaps, not one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as vanity.
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