Moto 誇: Boast; Be Proud; PrideKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コ
- Kun'yomi
- ほこ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 27 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コ)
- 誇大こだいexaggeration; hyperbole
- 誇張こちょうexaggeration
- 誇示こじostentation; display
- 求愛誇示きゅうあいこじcourtship display
- 誇大妄想こだいもうそうmegalomania; delusions of grandeur
- 誇大妄想狂こだいもうそうきょうmegalomania
- 誇大宣伝こだいせんでんexaggerated advertisement; overblown advertising
- 誇大広告こだいこうこくdeceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
- 誇張法こちょうほうhyperbole
- 誇示的消費こじてきしょうひconspicuous consumption
- 誇称こしょうboasting; exaggeration
- 誇色こしょくproud countenance
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 誇りほこりpride; boast
- 誇るほこるto boast of; to be proud of
- 咲き誇るさきほこるto be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory
- 誇らしいほこらしいproud; haughty
- 世界に誇るせかいにほこるworld-class; (of) high global reputation
- 勝ち誇るかちほこるto triumph; to be elated with success
- 巧を誇るこうをほこるto be of excellent workmanship
- 誇らかほこらかproud
- 誇らしげほこらしげproud; triumphant
- 誇らし気ほこらしげproud; triumphant
- 誇りに思うほこりにおもうto take pride in; to pride oneself
- 誇り顔ほこりがおtriumphant look
- 誇り高いほこりたかいproud; lordly
- 誇り高きほこりたかきproud
Other readings
- 咲誇るさきほこるto be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory
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