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利口ぶる
rikouburu
also spelled rikoburu
to try to appear smart, to pretend to be intelligent
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  1. rikouburu to try to appear smart, to pretend to be intelligent
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Kanji Breakdown
利
Profit, Advantage, Benefit
On: り Kun: き.く
7 strokes N3
口
Mouth
On: こう,く Kun: くち
3 strokes N4
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Ru-verb (一段動詞)
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利口ぶる → 利口ぶます → 利口ぶて → 利口ぶた

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