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    3. 見栄を張る

    見栄を張る

    見み栄えを​張はる​

    to be pretentious

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    見栄をはる見えを張る見えをはる

    みえをはる

    Verb

    1.
    to be pretentious, to put on airs, to show off

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    Characters that make up this word

    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    栄
    さか.える・は.え・-ば.え・は.える・え…(8)
    flourish・prosperity・honor・glory・splendor
    Kanji
    張
    は.る・-は.り・-ば.り…(3)
    counter for bows & stringed instruments・stretch・spread・put up (tent)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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