虚勢

虚勢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虚	勢
きょ Grade: S	せい Grade: 5

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょせー [kyòséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞se̞ː]

Noun

虚(きょ)勢(せい) • (kyosei) 

1. bluff, false show of power

   虚(きょ)勢(せい)を張(は)る

   kyosei o haru

   to put up a bold front

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN