虚勢を張る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虚 勢 張
きょ
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 5
は
Grade: 5
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
虛勢を張る (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 虚勢 +‎ を +‎ 張る, compare Chinese 虛張聲勢/虚张声势 (xūzhāngshēngshì)

Verb

虚(きょ)勢(せい)を張(は)る • (kyosei o haru) godan (stem 虚(きょ)勢(せい)を張(は)り (kyosei o hari), past 虚(きょ)勢(せい)を張(は)った (kyosei o hatta))

  1. (idiomatic) to bluff, to put up a bold front

Conjugation

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