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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
かけている
眼
め
鏡
がね
は
伊
だ
達
て
な
のか。
Are the glasses you're wearing just for show?
Alt. forms
伊
だ
達
て
100%
だて
Pitch accent
だ
て
だ
て
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
だて
に
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
だて
巻
ま
き
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
男
おとこ
だて
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
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Examples (3 in total)
かけている
眼
め
鏡
がね
は
だてな
のか。
Are the glasses you're wearing just for show?
だて
に
学
がっ
校
こう
通
かよ
ってるわけじゃないぞ!
I'm not going to school just for show, you know!
彼
かれ
は
だて
に
国
こく
王
おう
を
務
つと
めているわけではないのだろう。
I suppose he isn't king just for show.