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反りくり返る (そりくりかえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

反そりくり返かえる

also: そっくりかえる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

throw one's chest out; hold one's head high; swagger

Describes a proud, arrogant posture where one leans back and puffs out the chest. Often used figuratively for acting haughty or self-important.

See also: そっくり返る

彼かれは昇しょう進しんしてから反そりくり返かえって歩あるいている。
Since his promotion, he walks around with his chest thrown out.

そんなに反そりくり返かえって話はなすな。

Don't talk with your head held so high.

Written forms

反そりくり返かえる
Standard kanji spelling; the くり is written in kana.
そりくり返かえる
Kana spelling for the first part is common in informal writing.
そっくり返かえる
Variant spelling with そっくり; listed as a cross-reference.

Kanji

反anti-
返return, answer, fade

Similar words

そっくり返かえる
Variant with the same meaning; そっくり is a more colloquial or emphatic form of そりくり.
威い張ばる
Means 'to be arrogant' or 'to boss around' without the specific physical posture implied by 反りくり返る.

Etymology

Compound of 反り (そり, 'bending backward') + くり (emphatic or mimetic element) + 返る (かえる, 'to turn over'). The exact derivation of くり is uncertain; it may be related to the adverbial form そっくり.