虚栄心

きょえいしん

vanity

What does 虚栄心 mean?

虚栄心 is a Japanese noun meaning vanity in English. It is written as 虚栄心 in kanji, きょえいしん in hiragana, and kyoeishin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

おそらく、人間の持って生まれた感情の中で、虚栄心ほど抑えにくいものはないだろう。

There is, perhaps, not one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as vanity.