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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #127213 strokes

Meanings

boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly

ES: orgullo, jactancia, alarde, exageración, enorgullecerse, alardear, ostentar, exagerar

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Common words

  • 誇りほこりpride, boast, credit (to)
  • 誇るほこるto boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in
  • 誇張こちょうexaggeration
  • 誇示こじflaunting, showing off, display (of power, wealth, etc.), ostentation
  • 誇大こだいexaggeration, hyperbole

Example sentences

  • 彼かれを天才てんさいと呼よんでも誇張こちょうではない。

    It is no exaggeration to call him a genius.

    No es una exageración llamarle un genio.

    Tatoeba #95805(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼かれが父親ちちおやを誇ほこりに思おもうのも当然とうぜんだ。

    He may well be proud of his father.

    Puede estar orgulloso de su padre.

    Tatoeba #119513(opens in a new tab)
  • あんなに長所ちょうしょが多おおいのに彼女かのじょは誇ほこらなかった。

    With all her merits she was not proud.

    Ella no estaba orgullosa a pesar de todos sus méritos.

    Tatoeba #229564(opens in a new tab)
  • 私には誇るべきものが何もない。

    I have nothing to boast about.

    No tengo de qué jactarme.

    Tatoeba #191808(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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