だて
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style
2. affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; doing something just for show
oft. written as ダテ
Are the glasses you're wearing just for show?
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
Examples (3 in total)
Are the glasses you're wearing just for show?
I'm not going to school just for show, you know!
I suppose he isn't king just for show.