Word Meaning 見栄張る

みえばる miebaru

見栄張る is read as みえばる (miebaru) and means to be pretentious.

Meaning

English

to be pretentious
to put on airs

Reading

Kana

みえばる

Romaji

miebaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 40747 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見栄を張る

みえをはる

to be pretentious

見栄っ張り

みえっぱり

vain person

見張る

みはる

to open (one's eyes) wide

見張りを立てる

みはりをたてる

to set a watch

見識張る

けんしきばる

to assume an air of importance

見張り

みはり

watch

見張り所

みはりしょ

lookout

見張り台

みはりだい

watchtower

見張り役

みはりやく

person standing watch

見張り番

みはりばん

guard

目を見張る

めをみはる

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.)

見栄

みえ

pose