見得を切る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 見得を切る | 見得を切らない |
| Polite | 見得を切ります | 見得を切りません |
| Past polite | 見得を切りました | 見得を切りませんでした |
| Past | 見得を切った | 見得を切らなかった |
| Te-form | 見得を切って | 見得を切らないで |
| Desire | 見得を切りたい | 見得を切りたくない |
| Potential | 見得を切れる | 見得を切れない |
| Passive | 見得を切られる | 見得を切られない |
| Causative | 見得を切らせる | 見得を切らせない |
| Causative passive | 見得を切らせられるalso 見得を切らされる | 見得を切らせられないalso 見得を切らされない |
| Volitional | 見得を切ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 見得を切りましょう | |
| Imperative | 見得を切れ | 見得を切るな |
| Conditional | 見得を切れば | 見得を切らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 見得を切ったら | 見得を切らなかったら |
strike a pose (kabuki); assume a dramatic posture
Kabuki term: an actor freezes in a dramatic pose (見得) at a climactic moment. The verb 切る adds a sense of decisiveness.
See also: 見栄
When the lead actor struck a mie pose on the kabuki stage, loud applause erupted from the audience.
put on airs; make a proud gesture; speak boastfully
Idiomatic extension: to act in a showy, self-important way, as if striking a dramatic pose. Often implies overconfidence or showing off.
He put on an air of confidence at the meeting and insisted his plan was the best.
That politician always speaks boastfully on TV, as if striking a pose.