見栄

みえ

Also written 見え, 見得

Meanings

1. Noun show; display; pretensions; appearances; ostentation; vanity
2. pose; posture (usu. 見得)

Kanji

• 見 see. Read as みえる.
• 栄 flourish. Read as え.

Example sentences

• ビバリーヒルズのような高級住宅地で見栄を張り合うのは高くつく。
  Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive in rich town like Beverly Hills.
• パンを焼いて友達のみえにあげるのが好きです。
  I like to bake bread and give a loaf to my friend Mie.
• 彼女は見栄を張っているだけだよ。
  She's just putting up a front.
• 彼女は見栄を張りたがる。
  She is fond of display.

Common phrases

• 見栄を張る (みえをはる) to be pretentious
• 見得を切る (みえをきる) to strike a pose (in kabuki)

Words containing 見栄

• 見栄っ張り (みえっぱり) vain person
• 見栄を張る (みえをはる) to be pretentious
• 見栄坊 (みえぼう) fop

And 1 more.

Word lists

• Spoken

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists