Japanese symbol for “conceit”
自惚れ
うぬぼれ
Romaji: unubore
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance
In Japanese, conceit is 自惚れ, read うぬぼれ (unubore).
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Meanings
- n conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
Written forms: 自惚れ、己惚れ、自惚. Readings: うぬぼれ、おのぼれ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conceit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思い上がり | おもいあがり omoiagari | conceit; hubris; vanity |
| 自尊心 | じそんしん jisonshin | self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance |
| 天狗 | てんぐ tengu | bragging; conceit; braggart |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 恍惚 | こうこつ koukotsu | ecstasy; rapture; trance |
| 惚れる | ほれる horeru | to fall in love (with); to fall for; to become enamored (with) |
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.