Lingaku誇る【ほこる】
Frequency rank: 2,721. – 2,722.
- to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 誇る【ほこる】Frequency rank: 2,721. – 2,722.
- ほこるFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
This word is used when someone is expressing pride or boasting about something they have done or achieved.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほこり誇りをもつ持つto take pride in (something)ほこりにおもう誇りに思うto be proud of (someone/something)じこく自国をほこる誇るto boast of one's countryほこりたかい誇り高いproud; dignifiedこじ誇示するto flaunt; to show offほこる誇るべきせいか成果achievements to be proud ofちいき地域をほこる誇るto take pride in the communityこわだか声高にほこる誇るto boast loudlyほこる誇るぶんか文化a culture to be proud ofじぶん自分のせいこう成功をほこる誇るto boast about one's success
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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9. きごう「でんどうじてんしゃ電動自転車にのってる乗ってるやつ奴ってずるいよなきごう」きごう「どうしたのきごう？きごう」きごう「だって、こっちはいっしょうけんめい一生懸命あせみず汗水たらしてこいでる漕いでるのに、すずしいかお涼しい顔してかちほこった勝ち誇ったようによこ横をおい追いぬい抜いてくんだよ。めっちゃくやしい悔しいきごう」
"Those guys on electric bikes, it's not fair." "What's the matter?" "It's just, here I am pedaling hard, dripping with sweat, and they come along passing me all calm and triumphant like. It's so infuriating!"