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    3. 奇をてらう

    奇をてらう

    奇きを​て​ら​う​

    to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity)

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    奇を衒う

    きをてらう

    Verb

    1.
    to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity), to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    奇
    く.しき・あや.しい・くし・めずら.しい…(1)
    strange・strangeness・curiosity
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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