誇 — kanji meaning “boast”
誇
boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly
- Meanings
- boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly
- On'yomi
- コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi
- ほこ.る
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1272 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 149
- Chinese reading
- kuā — Chinese character page
Words with 誇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誇り | ほこり hokori | pride; boast; credit (to) |
| 誇る | ほこる hokoru | to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in |
| 誇張 | こちょう kochou | exaggeration |
| 誇示 | こじ koji | flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.) |
| 誇大 | こだい kodai | exaggeration; hyperbole |
| 誇らしい | ほこらしい hokorashii | proud; haughty; arrogant |
| 咲き誇る | さきほこる sakihokoru | to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom |
| 誇らしげ | ほこらしげ hokorashige | proud; triumphant; boastful |
| 誇大妄想 | こだいもうそう kodaimousou | megalomania; delusions of grandeur |
| 勝ち誇る | かちほこる kachihokoru | to triumph; to be elated with success |
| 求愛誇示 | きゅうあいこじ kyuuaikoji | courtship display |
| 誇り高い | ほこりたかい hokoritakai | proud; lordly |
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