これ見みよがし

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Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

showy; ostentatious; flaunting

Describes behavior or appearance that deliberately shows off or flaunts something, often with a negative connotation. Typically used adverbially as これ見よがしに.

彼かれはこれ見みよがしに高こう級きゅう車しゃを乗のり回まわしている。
He ostentatiously drives around in a luxury car.

これ

見み

よがし

な

態たい

度ど

は

周まわ

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の

反はん

感かん

を

買か

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A showy attitude invites resentment from others.

Written forms

これ見みよがしUsage71%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
これみよがしUsage29%
Kana spelling is also used, especially in casual writing.
此これ見みよがし
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 此れ for これ.
此これ見みよがし
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 此 for これ.
是これ見みよがし
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 是 for これ.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
此this, current, next
是just so, this, right

Similar words

見みせびらかす
A verb meaning 'to show off' or 'to flaunt', focusing on the action of displaying something. これ見よがし is an adjectival noun describing the ostentatious manner or attitude itself.
派は手で
Means 'flashy' or 'gaudy' in appearance, without necessarily implying an intention to show off. これ見よがし emphasizes the deliberate flaunting.

Etymology

From これ (this) + 見よ (imperative of 見る, 'look!') + がし (archaic suffix meaning 'as if'). Literally 'as if saying look at this', it came to describe ostentatious behavior.