LingakuFrequency rank: 19,213. – 19,309.
- show; display; pretensions; appearances; ostentation; vanityonly applies to 見栄 and 見え
- pose (in kabuki); postureusu. 見得
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- show; display; pretensions; appearances; ostentation; vanity
- pose (in kabuki); posture
This meaning refers to displaying something to create a certain impression or maintain appearances, often linked to social status or vanity.
He always shows off by driving a luxury car.
This meaning relates to the specific poses or stances that are used in traditional Japanese theater, particularly kabuki, where positioning can convey various emotions or concepts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
みえをはる見栄を張るto show offみえ見栄をきる切るto cut a pose (in kabuki)みえ見栄をきにする気にするto be concerned about appearancesみえっぱり見栄っ張りa show-offみえ見栄をもつ持つto have a sense of prideみえ見栄をたもつ保つto maintain appearancesみばえ見栄えappearance (visual appeal)みえ見栄のあるostentatiousみえをはる見栄を張ることthe act of showing offみえ見栄をかくす隠すto hide one’s vanityみえっぱり見栄っ張りなせいかく性格a pretentious personality
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Example sentences
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She has begun to play tennis not so much out of curiosity as out of vanity.
He had graduated from the university and was always showing off.
Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive in rich town like Beverly Hills.