誇 – boast, be proud, pride

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1272 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 誇 means boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コ (ko); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ほこ.る (hokoru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コ	ko
Kun’yomi	ほこ.る	hokoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・大・二・勹.

Words using 誇

誇りほこりpride誇張こちょうexaggeration誇るほこるto boast of

Example sentences

イギリス人は自国の詩人を誇りにしている。

England is proud of her poets.

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その報告ではホールの収容能力が誇張されていた。

The report exaggerated the capacity of the hall.

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あんなに長所が多いのに彼女は誇らなかった。

With all her merits she was not proud.

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Kanji with the same radical

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