Nihoner
表層形
見栄張り
ミエバリ
名詞

見栄張り (ミエバリ)

Miebari · みえばり — vain person, ostentatious person, show-off

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見栄張り in rōmaji: miebari.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 見栄っ張り 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年9月11日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
見栄張り
見出し語 (Lemma)
見栄っ張り
読み (Reading)
ミエバリ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
見栄張り
読み・基本形
ミエバリ
表記・基本形
見栄張り
見出し語の読み
ミエッパリ
How it's used

Used in casual conversation to criticize someone who tries to look better than they are, often with a mocking or disapproving tone.

彼は見栄張りで、高い車を買った。
Kare wa miebari de, takai kuruma o katta.
He's a show-off and bought an expensive car.

見栄張りだから、いつも自慢話ばかりしている。
Miebari dakara, itsumo jimanbanashi bakari shite iru.
Because he's vain, he always brags.

⚖️ Often confused with '見栄っ張り' (miecchibari), a more colloquial variant; the meaning is the same.

💡 English Meaning

見栄張り means “vain person, ostentatious person, show-off” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

見栄っ張り (ミエッパリ) — main entry →

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