JLPT N1 · Verb

誇る (hokoru)

誇る (ほこる, hokoru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to boast of; to be proud of”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほこる
Romaji: hokoru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 誇る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	誇る	ほこる hokoru
Polite (~masu)	誇ります	ほこります hokorimasu
Negative	誇らない	ほこらない hokoranai
Polite negative	誇りません	ほこりません hokorimasen
Past	誇った	ほこった hokotta
Polite past	誇りました	ほこりました hokorimashita
Negative past	誇らなかった	ほこらなかった hokoranakatta
Te-form	誇って	ほこって hokotte
Potential	誇れる	ほこれる hokoreru
Passive	誇られる	ほこられる hokorareru
Causative	誇らせる	ほこらせる hokoraseru
Volitional	誇ろう	ほころう hokorou
Imperative	誇れ	ほこれ hokore
Conditional (~ba)	誇れば	ほこれば hokoreba

Kanji in 誇る

誇

boast, be proud, prideコ・ほこ.る · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 誇る.

誇りほこりpride誇張こちょうexaggeration

Source: JMdict entry 1267760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.