Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

    「わはははは、心配するなっ!」オレはあえて虚勢を張った。
    "Ha-ha-ha-hah! Don't worry!" I brazenly bluffed.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

Kun
むな.しいうつ.ろ
On
キョ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1454 of 2500
Radical
tiger

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-4-7, 3-6-5SKIP code
2m9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2121.2Four corner code
1274deroo
865aUnicode hex code
1-21-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4109Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5269New Nelson (John Haig)
3237New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4017Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2053Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2778Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1993Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2148Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1588A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1519Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1484Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32708Morohashi
1156A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1572Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1678Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1712Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1481Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1741Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1601Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2012Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xu1Pinyin reading
heoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

forces, energy, military strength

Kun
いきお.いはずみ
On
セイゼイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
260 of 2500
Radical
power

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-11-2SKIP code
2g11.6The Kanji Dictionary
4542.7, 4442.7Four corner code
1445deroo
52e2Unicode hex code
1-32-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
735Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
558New Nelson (John Haig)
2857New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3542Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1829Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2487Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1515Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1633Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
365A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2039Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
299Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2422Morohashi
518A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
646Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
656Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
441sakade
375Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
747henshall3
779Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
293crowley
865Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
227Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1529Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
seKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Kun
は.る-は.り-ば.り
On
チョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
403 of 2500
Radical
bow

Built from

Used in names as

はりわり

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3h8.1The Kanji Dictionary
1123.2Four corner code
3565deroo
5f35Unicode hex code
1-36-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1570Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1694New Nelson (John Haig)
474New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
573Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
348Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1921Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2071Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
462A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1879Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
681Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9812Morohashi
752A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1106Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1158Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
675sakade
516Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
775henshall3
744Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1185Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
612Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1940Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhang1Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)