Definition of 衒
- show off
- display
- pretend
Readings
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Popular Words With This Kanji
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衒う, てらう
to show off, to parade, to pretend |
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女衒, ぜげん
someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution, pimp, procurer |
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衒学的, げんがくてき
pedantic |
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奇を衒う, 奇をてらう, きをてらう
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity), to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention) |
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衒学趣味, げんがくしゅみ
pedantry, display of one's learning, being of a pedantic disposition |
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衒学, げんがく
pedantry, display of learning |
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衒い, てらい
affectation, pretension |
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衒気, げんき
affectation, ostentation, vanity |
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衒耀, げんよう
false glitter |
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衒学者, げんがくしゃ
pedant |
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