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Japanese word 威張る: to act proud / to show off. Meanings and example sentences.

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威張る (いばる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

威張る (いばる) means to act proud / to show off.

See example sentences below.

威張る at a glance

威張る
いばるibaru
N2verb
to act proud / to show off
威張るいばるibaruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 威張る

Core meaning

to act proud / to show off

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は少し威張っている。

Translation

He is acting a bit proud.

Example 2

威張らないで、もっと優しくして。

Translation

Don’t show off, be kinder.

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