きをてらう

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
奇を衒う
奇をてらう

Etymology

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From () (ki) + (o) + (てら) (terau).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲi o̞ te̞ɾa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

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てらう (ki o teraugodan (stem きをてらい (ki o terai), past きをてらった (ki o teratta))

  1. to draw attention by doing strange things

Conjugation

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