Vocab Info

N1 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    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。

      Show off at a matchmaking party. {airs, pretensions, show, ostentation, display, appearance, vanity, charm}

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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 is reading the English newspaper for show. {airs, pretensions, show, ostentation, display, appearance, vanity, charm}

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      見栄(みえ)()ってブランドもののバッグを()()ける。

      She puts on airs by carrying a designer bag. {airs, pretensions, show, ostentation, display, appearance, vanity, charm}

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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 goods at the department store for the sake of ostentation. {airs, pretensions, show, ostentation, display, appearance, vanity, charm}

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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 already know each other well, so it's pointless to put on airs now. {airs, pretensions, show, ostentation, display, appearance, vanity, charm}

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