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気障

きざ

affected; pretentious; showing off; snobbish

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Examples

  1. 彼らは彼の気障な話し方を笑った。

    かれらはかれのきざなはなしかたをわらった。

    They laughed at his affected way of speaking.

  2. そんな台詞、気障だよ。

    そんなせりふ、きざだよ。

    That line is so corny.

  3. 気障な男だと思われたくない。

    きざなおとこだとおもわれたくない。

    I don't want to be taken for a poser.

  4. 気障に聞こえるかもしれないが、あの夜の月は本当に美しかった。

    きざにきこえるかもしれないが、あのよるのつきはほんとうにうつくしかった。

    It may sound pretentious, but the moon that night really was beautiful.

Common patterns

気障な男
an affected, showy man
気障な台詞
a corny, self-conscious line
気障っぽい
a bit pretentious

Memory tip

Usually written きざ in kana. It is aimed at someone trying to look cool or refined and failing — typically a man, and typically about his words or clothes. Not a synonym for 生意気 'cheeky', which is about arrogance towards others.

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