気取る

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
と > ど
Grade: 3
kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
氣取る (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Verb

()() (kidorugodan (stem ()() (kidori), past ()()った (kidotta))

  1. (intransitive) to be affected
  2. (transitive) to pretend to be, to act as
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
と > ど
Grade: 3
goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
氣取る (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Verb

()() (kedorugodan (stem ()() (kedori), past ()()った (kedotta))

  1. to suspect, to sense
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN