虚勢

Japanese
Kanji in this term
虚 勢
きょ
Grade: S		 せい
Grade: 5
Alternative spelling
虛勢 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きょせー [kyòséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞se̞ː]

Noun

虚(きょ)勢(せい) • (kyosei) 

  1. bluff, false show of power
    <ruby>虚<rp>(</rp><rt>きょ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby>勢<rp>(</rp><rt>せい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>を<ruby>張<rp>(</rp><rt>は</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>る
    kyosei o haru
    to put up a bold front

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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