Word details
見栄
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 見栄.
Dictionary
Entry
1
見栄／見え only
show; display; pretensions; appearances; ostentation; vanity
Examples
彼女は好奇心からというより見栄からテニスを始めた。
She has begun to play tennis not so much out of curiosity as out of vanity.
2
Kabuki; Usu. 見得
pose; posture
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
見
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
7 strokesFrequency 22JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ケン
Kun
み.るみ.えるみ.せる
栄
flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
9 strokesFrequency 920JLPT N2Grade 4
On
エイヨウ
Kun
さか.えるは.え-ば.えは.えるえ
Nanori
さかえしげてるながひでよし
得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
11 strokesFrequency 175JLPT N2Grade 5
On
トク
Kun
え.るう.る
Nanori
あつてろ
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