I Love Kanji威張る (ibaru)
威張る (いばる, ibaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to put on airs; to throw one's weight about”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- いばる
- Romaji
- ibaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 威張る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 威張る | いばる ibaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 威張ります | いばります ibarimasu |
| Negative | 威張らない | いばらない ibaranai |
| Polite negative | 威張りません | いばりません ibarimasen |
| Past | 威張った | いばった ibatta |
| Polite past | 威張りました | いばりました ibarimashita |
| Negative past | 威張らなかった | いばらなかった ibaranakatta |
| Te-form | 威張って | いばって ibatte |
| Potential | 威張れる | いばれる ibareru |
| Passive | 威張られる | いばられる ibarareru |
| Causative | 威張らせる | いばらせる ibaraseru |
| Volitional | 威張ろう | いばろう ibarou |
| Imperative | 威張れ | いばれ ibare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 威張れば | いばれば ibareba |
Kanji in 威張る
威
intimidate, dignity, majestyイ・おど.す・おど.し · 9 strokes張
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spreadチョウ・は.る・-は.り · 11 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 威張る.
権威けんいauthority威力いりょくpower頑張るがんばるto persevere主張しゅちょうclaim緊張きんちょうtension引っ張るひっぱるto pull拡張かくちょうexpansion出張しゅっちょうbusiness trip欲張りよくばりgreed張り切るはりきるto be in high spirits誇張こちょうexaggeration膨張ぼうちょうexpansion張り紙はりがみpaper patch attached to something突っ張るつっぱるto cramp up
Source: JMdict entry 1156320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.