What does 見栄 mean?
見栄 is a Japanese noun meaning “appearances, vanity” in English. It can also be translated as “pose” depending on context. It is written as 見栄 in kanji, みえ in hiragana, and mie in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
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.