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威張り散らす (いばりちらす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), intransitive verb
throw one's weight around ; lord it over ; domineer
Describes someone acting arrogantly and bossily, often in a loud or overbearing manner. The compound combines 威張る (to be arrogant) with 散らす (to scatter), intensifying the sense of rampant bossiness.
しゃ
員いん
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みっともない
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It's unbecoming to lord it over the new employees.
Written forms 威張り散らす Usage 54% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
いばりちらす
Standard kanji spelling.
えばりちらす
威張りちらす Usage 21% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
いばりちらす Usage 21%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji are considered heavy or for emphasis in casual contexts.
えばりちらす Usage 4%
Rare voiced variant reading; may appear in some dialects or older texts.
Kanji 威 intimidate, dignity, majesty 張 counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread 散 scatter, disperse, spend Similar words 威い 張ば る 威張る means 'to be arrogant' or 'to act big', but 威張り散らす is stronger and implies the behavior is widespread or directed at many people.
威い 張ば り 腐くさ る Similar in meaning, but 威張り腐る has a more vulgar or contemptuous nuance, often used in rough speech.
Etymology Compound of 威張る (to be arrogant) and 散らす (to scatter, disperse), literally 'to scatter arrogance around'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely emerged as an emphatic form in colloquial Japanese.
