斜に構える

しゃにかまえる, はすにかまえる, ななめにかまえるshanikamaeru

expression · ichidan verb

  1. to couch (a sword)
  2. to look at cynically or ironically
  3. to stand ready (to do)
  4. to adopt a formal attitude

Kanji in this word

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences