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Word of the Day

伊達(だて)者(しゃ)

Rank #152,649

Found in 2 VNs · 19 total media

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Meanings

dandy
dude

Pitch accent

Forms

伊達者

100.0%

だてしゃ

Example Sentences

from Jiten

共感は相互理解と距離感に重大な影響を及ぼす――真壁家随一の伊達者でもある八兄・貴八郎の訓は正しかった。

Source: Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After

『伊達者政宗のバリバリ伝説』「ど派手なパーリィになりそうだぜ。」

Source: Ouka Sengoku! ~Nobunaga-chan no Koishite Yabou!?~

Kanji

伊

Italy, that one

Heisig: Italy

N1Jinmeiyou6 strokes#1,207 freq

On'yomi

イ

Kun'yomi

かれ

Common Compounds

以呂波(いろは)traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

伊達(だて)elegance, dandyism, sophistication

伊太利

Conjugations

Noun

Plain伊達者だ

Is (plain)

Polite伊達者です

Is (polite)

Negative伊達者じゃない

Is not (plain)

Past伊達者だった

Was (plain)

Past polite伊達者でした

Was (polite)

Te-form伊達者で

Connective

Conditional伊達者なら(ば)

If it is

As subject伊達者が

Subject marker

As topic伊達者は

Topic marker

As object伊達者を

Object marker

Possessive伊達者の

Of / belonging to

Look Up

Jiten Jisho Wiktionary (EN)Wiktionary (JA)

Recent Words

無鉄砲

むてっぽうadj-na · nJul 27

rash; reckless; headlong

開設

かいせつn · vsJul 26

establishment; opening; setting up

横柄

おうへいadj-na · nJul 25

arrogant; haughty; insolent

Word data and example sentences provided by Jiten.

Kanji details and compound words from KanjiAPI. Visual novel data from VNDB.

Dictionary data from JMdict, KANJIDIC, and JMnedict, property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used in conformance with the Group’s licence.

だてしゃ○

Most found in

Ouka Sengoku! ~Nobunaga-chan no Koishite Yabou!?~

5 occurrences

Most found in

Ouka Sengoku! ~Nobunaga-chan no Koishite Yabou!?~

5 occurrences

(イタリア)

Italy

木乃伊(ミイラ)mummy

達

accomplished, arrive, attain, reach

Heisig: accomplished

N2Grade 412 strokes#185 freq

On'yomi

タツ、ダ

Kun'yomi

-たち

Common Compounds

配達(はいたつ)delivery

発達(はったつ)development, growth

速達(そくたつ)express, special delivery

友達(ともだち)friend, companion

私達(わたしたち)we, us

到達(とうたつ)reaching, attaining, arrival

達成(たっせい)achievement, attainment, accomplishment

伝達(でんたつ)transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity), communication, delivery

者

person, someone

Heisig: someone

N3Grade 38 strokes#49 freq

On'yomi

シャ

Kun'yomi

もの

Common Compounds

患者(かんじゃ)patient

読者(どくしゃ)reader

前者(ぜんしゃ)the former

後者(こうしゃ)the latter

他者(たしゃ)another person, others

著者(ちょしゃ)author (usu. of a particular book), writer

医者(いしゃ)doctor, physician

記者(きしゃ)reporter, journalist

playing a gambling game on behalf of a person or organization (esp. mahjong or pachinko); person who gambles on someone's behalf

密通

みっつうn · vsJul 23

adultery; illicit intercourse

社会科

しゃかいかnJul 22

social studies (school subject)

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