見栄

Meaning

1. n
   show; display; pretensions; appearances; ostentation; vanity
2. n
   pose; posture

Example sentences

• 「隆ちゃん見えな～い～」「目隠ししてるんだから当然だ」

  "Ryu, I can't seeee!" "Naturally, that's because I'm covering your eyes."

• 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.

• 彼女は見栄を張りたがる。

  She is fond of display.