Vocab Info
N1 Noun
見栄airs, pretensions, show, ostentation, display, appearance, vanity, charm
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
show, display, pretensions, appearances, ostentation, vanity
Only applies to 見栄, 見えNoun
2.
pose, posture
Kabuki, usu. 見得
All Forms
見栄 【みえ】、見え 【みえ】、見得 【みえ】
Details
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婚活パーティーで見栄を張る。
To put on airs at a matchmaking party.
息子は見栄で英字新聞を読んでいます。
My son reads the English newspaper just for show.
見栄を張ってブランドもののバッグを身に着ける。
She carries a designer bag to put on airs.
私は見栄のためにデパートで高級品を買った事を後悔しています。
I regret buying luxury items at the department store out of vanity.
もうお互いをよく知っているから、今更見栄を張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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