Definition of 見栄 (みえ)

見栄

みえ

mie

noun
airs, pretensions, show, ostentation, display, appearance, vanity, charm
Other readings:
見栄【みばえ】
見栄え【みばえ】
見映【みばえ】
見映え【みばえ】
見え【みえ】
Related Kanji
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
reflect, reflection, projection
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

She has begun to play tennis not so much out of curiosity as out of vanity

ビバリーヒルズ
こうきゅうじゅうたく
高級住宅地
見栄
Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive in rich town like Beverly Hills