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見栄

見栄え、 見映、 見映え、 見え

Readings

Kana: みえ、みばえ
Romaji: mie, mibae
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm

See also: 見栄を張る (reading みえをはる)

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: エイ、 ヨウ、 さか.える、 は.え、 -ば.え、 は.える、 え
Meanings: flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
Readings: エイ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す、 は.える、 -ば.え
Meanings: reflect, reflection, projection

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)見栄(みえ)()りたがる。
➥She is fond of display.
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(となり)近所(きんじょ)(たい)して見栄(みえ)()るのは人情(にんじょう)ですよ。
➥It's only natural to keep up with the Joneses.
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彼女(かのじょ)好奇心(こうきしん)からというより見栄(みえ)からテニスを(はじ)めた。
➥She has begun to play tennis not so much out of curiosity as out of vanity.
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彼女(かのじょ)見栄(みえ)()っているだけだよ。
➥She's just putting up a front.
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(かれ)大学(だいがく)卒業(そつぎょう)して、いつも見栄(みえ)()っていた。
➥He had graduated from the university and was always showing off.
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あの女性(じょせい)見栄(みえ)()りと()うよりもむしろ自尊心(じそんしん)(つよ)い。
➥That woman is proud rather than vain.
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