Japanese symbol for “vanity”
虚栄
きょえい
Romaji: kyoei
vanity; vainglory
In Japanese, vanity is 虚栄, read きょえい (kyoei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n vanity; vainglory
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vanity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見栄 | みえ mie | show; display; pretensions |
| 自惚れ | うぬぼれ unubore | conceit; vanity; pride |
| 思い上がり | おもいあがり omoiagari | conceit; hubris; vanity |
| 虚栄心 | きょえいしん kyoeishin | vanity |
| バニティー | バニティー banitii | vanity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謙虚 | けんきょ kenkyo | modest; humble |
| 虚構 | きょこう kyokou | fiction; fabrication; concoction |
| 虚偽 | きょぎ kyogi | falsehood; untruth; lie |
| 虚無 | きょむ kyomu | nihility; nothingness |
| 空虚 | くうきょ kuukyo | emptiness; hollowness; vacancy |
| 虚弱 | きょじゃく kyojaku | feebleness; weakness; imbecility |
| 栄養 | えいよう eiyou | nutrition; nourishment |
| 繁栄 | はんえい han'ei | prosperity; thriving; flourishing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vanity”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.