強がる

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
つよ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (tsuyo, strong) +‎ がる (-garu, to pretend)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

(つよ)がる (tsuyogaruintransitive godan (stem (つよ)がり (tsuyogari), past (つよ)がった (tsuyogatta))

  1. to pretend to be tough, to bluff

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN