きどる
Kidoru
Other forms: 気どる
気取る (Kidoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be affected, to put on airs, to act like (something one isn't), to pretend to be”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be affected; to put on airs
- godan verb, transitive verbto act like (something one isn't); to pretend to beas …を気取る
Examples
気取る女の子は嫌いだ。
I don't like girls who put on airs.
彼女はいつも気取っている。
She's always putting on airs.
彼は芸術家を気取っている。
He fancies himself as an artist.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).