衒 — kanji meaning “show off”
衒
show off, display, pretend
- Meanings
- show off, display, pretend
- On'yomi
- ゲン (gen)、ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- てら.う
- Strokes
- 11
- Classical radical
- 144
- Chinese reading
- xuàn
Words with 衒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女衒 | ぜげん zegen | someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution; pimp; procurer |
| 衒学 | げんがく gengaku | pedantry; display of one's learning |
| 衒い | てらい terai | affectation; pretension |
| 衒う | てらう terau | to show off; to parade; to pretend |
| 衒気 | げんき genki | affectation; ostentation; vanity |
| 衒耀 | げんよう gen'you | false glitter |
| 衒学者 | げんがくしゃ gengakusha | pedant; bookworm |
| 衒学的 | げんがくてき gengakuteki | pedantic |
| 衒らかす | ひけらかす hikerakasu | to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth) |
| 衒学趣味 | げんがくしゅみ gengakushumi | pedantry; display of one's learning; being of a pedantic disposition |
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