Word Meaning 気取り

きどり kidori

気取り is read as きどり (kidori) and means affectation.

Meaning

English

  1. affectation
  2. pretension
  3. posturing
  4. posing as
  5. behaving as
  6. acting like
  7. pretending to be
  8. putting on the airs of

Reading

Kana

きどり

Romaji

kidori

Writing Variants

  • 気どり きどり kidori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 18574 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

気取る

きどる

to act like (something one isn't)

人気取り

にんきとり

bid for popularity

気配り

きくばり

care

気付く

きずく

to regain consciousness

気配

きはい

tone (of the market)

気候

きこう

climate

気違い

きちがい

madness

気性

きしょう

disposition

気難しい

きむずかしい

bad-tempered

気絶

きぜつ

faint

Example Sentences

1

Her nature is neither affected nor pretentious.