Translation guide
Describes a person or statement that shows excessive pride and self-satisfaction. Japanese has several adjectives and verbs to express boastfulness, ranging from mild to strongly negative.
To say someone is boastful or likes to brag about their achievements, possessions, or abilities.
An adjective meaning 'proud' or 'boastful' in a way that shows off. Often used to describe someone's attitude or expression.
He boastfully showed off his new car.
A noun/adjective meaning 'fond of boasting'. Describes a person who habitually brags.
She is boastful and always talks about her successes.
A noun meaning 'braggart' or 'boaster', often implying exaggeration or lying. More colloquial.
That person is a boaster, so you shouldn't take his stories seriously.
A formal adjective meaning 'haughty' or 'arrogant', often with a negative connotation of looking down on others.
His boastful attitude made everyone uncomfortable.
To say something in a boastful way, or to describe a statement as boastful.
Literally 'to do a boastful story'. A common phrase for bragging or telling boastful tales.
He always tells boastful stories and annoys everyone around him.
To say something in a proud, boastful manner. '誇らしげ' means 'proudly' or 'triumphantly'.
A formal, literary expression meaning 'to talk big' or 'to boast extravagantly'. Often used in written language.
To express that someone is boastful regarding a particular achievement, possession, or quality.
The verb '自慢する' means 'to boast about' or 'to be proud of' something. Attach the object with を.
He is boastful about his academic background.
She boasts about her cooking skills.
An idiomatic phrase meaning 'to be boastful about' or 'to be stuck up about' something. Often used for status or abilities.
There is no single Japanese adjective that perfectly matches 'boastful' in all contexts. Instead, use phrases like 自慢げ (proud/boastful attitude) or verbs like 自慢する (to boast). Direct translations like 'boastful person' as '自慢的な人' are unnatural.
自慢 (boasting) often implies showing off to others, while 誇り (pride) can be a quiet, internal sense of satisfaction. Using 誇りに思う (to feel proud) is less boastful than 自慢する.
He boastfully announced his promotion.
He talks boastfully, but in reality he hasn't achieved anything.
He is boastful about his family background.