Vocab Info

N1 Noun

見栄(みえ)airs, pretensions, show, ostentation, display, appearance, vanity, charm

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. Noun

      1.

      show, display, pretensions, appearances, ostentation, vanity

      Only applies to 見栄, 見え
    2. Noun

      2.

      pose, posture

      Kabuki, usu. 見得

    All Forms

    見栄 【みえ】見え 【みえ】見得 【みえ】

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    Examples

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      (こん)(かつ)パーティーで見栄(みえ)()る。

      To put on airs at a matchmaking party.

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      息子(むすこ)見栄(みえ)英字(えいじ)新聞(しんぶん)()んでいます。

      My son reads the English newspaper just for show.

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      見栄(みえ)()ってブランドもののバッグを()()ける。

      She carries a designer bag to put on airs.

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      (わたし)見栄(みえ)のためにデパートで高級(こうきゅう)(ひん)()った(こと)後悔(こうかい)しています。

      I regret buying luxury items at the department store out of vanity.

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      もうお(たが)いをよく()っているから、今更(いまさら)見栄(みえ)()ってもどうにもならない。

      We know each other too well now. There's no point putting on pretenses anymore.

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