JLPT N1 · な-adjective

気障 (kiza)

気障 (きざ, kiza) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “affected; smug”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きざ
Romaji: kiza
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby · な-adjective, noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼らは彼のきざな話し方を笑った。

They laughed at the affectations in his speech.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 気障

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	気障だ	きざだ kizada
Present (polite)	気障です	きざです kizadesu
Negative	気障じゃない	きざじゃない kizajanai
Past	気障だった	きざだった kizadatta
Negative past	気障じゃなかった	きざじゃなかった kizajanakatta
Te-form	気障で	きざで kizade
Before a noun	気障な	きざな kizana
Adverb (~ni)	気障に	きざに kizani

Kanji in 気障

気

spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

障

hinder, hurt, harmショウ・さわ.る · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 気障.

元気げんきlively天気てんきweather電気でんきelectricity病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)気きspirit気分きぶんfeeling空気くうきair気持ちきもちfeeling天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast湿気しっけmoisture活気かっきenergy気温きおん(air) temperature気候きこうclimate気体きたいgas

Source: JMdict entry 1222310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.