きをてらう

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
奇を衒う
奇をてらう

Etymology[edit]

From () (ki) + (o) + (てら) (terau).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kʲi o̞ te̞ɾa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb[edit]

てらう (ki o teraugodan (stem きをてらい (ki o terai), past きをてらった (ki o teratta))

  1. to draw attention by doing strange things

Conjugation[edit]