きどる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to be affected; to put on airs
They have a really unpretentious personality.
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
2. to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
as …を気取る
I might just be pretending to be the protagonist of a tragedy.
Pitch accent
き
どる
Composed of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to pretend to know everything; to pretend to be an expert
Examples (7 in total)
You're really putting on airs, aren't you?
They have a really unpretentious personality.
I didn't intend to act like I was righteous.