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Kanji Detail for 誇 - "pride, to boast"

誇

  • Meaning

    誇 means "pride, to boast." Also associated with self-importance.

    1. To boast - To be proud; to brag.

    2. Pride - Honor; something to be proud of.

    3. Large - Big; great.

  • Words using 誇

    • 誇り ほこり Listen pride; boast; credit (to)
    • 誇る ほこる Listen to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
    • 誇張 こちょう Listen exaggeration

  • Four-character idioms with 誇

    • 誇大妄想 こだいもうそう Listen megalomania; delusions of grandeur

  • Tattoo check: 誇

    • Verified meaning: pride, to boast
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: self-importance

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    boast; be proud; pride; triumphantly

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    exaggerate; brag, boast; flaunt

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to boast; to exaggerate; to praise

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    extravagant, luxurious; handsome

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Big words. Such as 誇示 (showing off), 誇詡 (boasting).

  • Onyomi

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    ko(コ) コ

  • Kunyomi

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    hoko.ru(ほこ-る) ほこ-る

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    pride to boast self-importance large glory arrogance brag confident proud honor self-esteem self-praise vast grand great extensive

Sentences including 誇

  • His name is the glory of this town.

  • I have nothing to boast about.

  • He may well be proud of his father.

  • He may well be proud of his father.

  • I'm proud of you.

  • I'm very proud of my father.

  • I'm proud to have you on our team.

  • I'm proud of my son.

  • He is takes pride in his son.

  • He is proud of his family.

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