Meaning

Primary

To Act Big

Alternatives

To Be Arrogant, To Be Bossy

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Take your dignity and stretch it. Your dignity is so stretched! That makes you feel big! That's why this word is to act big or to be arrogant.

Reading

いばる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is from and 張る.

Context

Context Sentences

ケンイチは会社のトップのような顔をして威張ってる。

Kenichi acts like the top dog of the company and he's being really arrogant.

Kanji Composition