気障

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
さわ > ざ
Grade: 6
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
氣障 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Short for 気障(きざわ) (kizawari, disagreeable).

Pronunciation

Adjective

()() or 気障(キザ) • (kiza-na (adnominal ()() (kiza na), adverbial ()() (kiza ni))

  1. affected, disagreeable, pretentious, snobby
    キザなセリフ
    kiza na serifu
    cringe phrase

Inflection

Noun

()() or 気障(キザ) • (kiza

  1. affectation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN