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ぶる
Meanings
Suffix
Verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
1. to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to pose as ...; to behave like ...; to pretend to be ...
after a noun, adjectival noun or adjective stem
You don't have to try to act like an adult like that.
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Colloquialism
Usually written in kana
2. to put on airs; to be self-important
Alt. forms
ぶる
98%
振ぶる
1%
Pitch accent
ぶ
る
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Conjugations...Used in: 2698
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
trembling with excitement
to be pedantic; to assume the air of a scholar
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to swing and miss
to put on airs
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
dinner and drinks served after a wake
to put on airs
trembling with excitement
farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
to be pedantic; to assume the air of a scholar
dinner and drinks served after a wake
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to put on airs
to put on airs
to put on airs
seasonal feast; New Year feast
Examples (4 in total)
What were you doing, playing the hero?
An architect should not pretend to be an artist.
You don't have to try to act like an adult like that.
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