みえ
Mie
Other forms: 見え、見得
見栄 (Mie) is a Japanese noun meaning “show, display, pretensions, appearances”.
Meanings
- nounshow; display; pretensions; appearances; ostentation; vanity
- nounpose; postureusu. 見得
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.
ビバリーヒルズのような高級住宅地で見栄を張り合うのは高くつく。
Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive in rich town like Beverly Hills.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).