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〜がかった: tinged with

N1 · 06 Forms of verbs and nouns

Says that something has a slight tone or hint of a color or a manner.

Noun + がかった (赤みがかった, 芝居がかった). The word is used in set phrases. 芝居がかった means "theatrical".

Examples

The sky took on a reddish tint as the sun set.

His theatrical way of speaking was a little unnatural.

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