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気障 (きざ): affectation, conceit, snobbery — Japanese vocabulary

気障 is read きざ and means "affectation, conceit, snobbery". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

気障

Reading
きざ · kiza
Translation
affectation, conceit, snobbery
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
きざが

Example

彼らは彼のきざな話し方を笑った。

かれらはかれのきざなはなしかたをわらった。

They laughed at the affectations in his speech.

Kanji in this word

  • 気 — spirit, mood
  • 障 — hinder, 障害

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