粋
いき
familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
Word Meaning 粋がる
いきがる
ikigaru
粋がる is read as いきがる (ikigaru) and means to be pretentious.
Meaning
English
- to be pretentious
- to put on airs
- to try to appear smart
- to act brave
- to try to look cool
Reading
Kana
いきがる
Romaji
ikigaru
Writing Variants
- 意気がる いきがる ikigaru
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 16 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12粋が身を食う
すいがみをくう
too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes)