Japanese symbol for “bragging”
天狗
てんぐ
Romaji: tengu
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains
In Japanese, bragging is 天狗, read てんぐ (tengu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains
- n bragging; conceit; braggart; boaster; conceited person
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bragging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大口 | おおぐち ooguchi | boastful speech; tall talk; bragging |
| 大言壮語 | たいげんそうご taigensougo | big talk; boasting; bragging |
| 法螺 | ほら hora | boasting; bragging; big talk |
| 壮語 | そうご sougo | bragging; exaggeration |
| 大威張り | おおいばり ooibari | bragging; showing off; pride |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | genius; prodigy; natural gift |
| 天然 | てんねん tennen | nature; spontaneity |
| 天国 | てんごく tengoku | paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天井 | てんじょう tenjou | ceiling |
| 走狗 | そうく souku | hound; hunting dog |
| 烏天狗 | からすてんぐ karasutengu | small, crow-billed tengu |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.