見栄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
見 栄
み
Grade: 1 		え
Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spellings
見榮 (kyūjitai)
見得

Etymology

Stem form (連用形) of the verb 見える (“to be seen, to seem”). The character 栄 is ateji.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みえ [mìéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [mʲie̞]

Noun

見(み)栄(え) • (mie) 

  1. vanity, ostentation

Derived terms

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