Translation guide
The feeling of satisfaction from one's own achievements or qualities, or from someone else's. Can be positive (healthy self-respect) or negative (arrogance). Japanese distinguishes these nuances with different words and expressions.
Take pride in your work.
Expressing a healthy sense of satisfaction, self-respect, or dignity from personal accomplishments or qualities.
The most common and natural word for a positive, dignified pride. Often used in phrases like 'pride in one's work' or 'national pride'.
He takes pride in his work.
Pride that one wants to show off or boast about. Can be positive among close friends, but can sound boastful if overused. Often used in '自慢の〜' (one's prized ~).
Literally 'to puff out one's chest', meaning to act with pride or hold one's head high.
Live with pride.
Feeling proud of another person's achievements or qualities.
Standard phrase meaning 'to be proud of (someone/something)'. The object marked by を is the source of pride.
Negative pride, conceit, or hubris. Often seen as a character flaw.
Arrogance, haughtiness. A strong negative word for someone who looks down on others.
A sense of one's own worth that prevents one from doing shameful things. Often used in phrases like 'swallow one's pride'.
Pride in a group one belongs to, such as a school, company, or nation.
Also used for collective pride. See first meaning.
Pride in one's sexual or gender identity, often associated with the LGBTQ+ community.
Used in the context of LGBTQ+ pride, often in phrases like 'プライドパレード' (Pride parade).
誇り (hokori) is a dignified, internal pride. 自慢 (jiman) is pride you want to show others, which can be boastful. プライド (puraido) is often about personal dignity or ego, and can be positive or negative depending on context.
He has pride as a craftsman. (dignified)
She takes great pride in her garden.
This is the pride of our school.
This is my pride and joy, my car.
Let me tell you about my son (with pride).
I'm proud of you.
My parents are proud of my success.
Idiomatic expression meaning 'to be proud (of someone else)', often a parent proud of a child. Literally 'one's nose is high'.
I'm proud that my son became a doctor.
I hate his arrogant attitude.
Conceit, vanity, being full of oneself. Often used for someone who overestimates their abilities or appearance.
He is very conceited.
Don't get a big head.
Pride in a negative sense, similar to arrogance but slightly less strong. Often used in literary contexts.
Arrogant people have few friends.
Complacency or overconfidence from success, leading to carelessness. Often used in warnings.
Don't let success go to your head.
Idiom meaning 'to get a big head', 'to become conceited'. Literally 'to become a tengu' (a mythical boastful creature).
Don't get a big head just from a little praise.
Self-esteem, self-respect. The psychological concept of pride in oneself.
His words hurt my pride.
It's important to have self-respect.
Loanword from English, often used for personal pride or dignity. Common in phrases like 'プライドが許さない' (one's pride won't allow it).
My pride got in the way and I couldn't apologize.
He has a lot of pride.
To throw away one's pride, swallow one's pride.
He swallowed his pride and asked for help.
national pride
Specifically 'school pride' or loyalty to one's school.
He has strong school pride.
I'm joining the Pride parade next month.
He boasted about his new car. (showing off)
My pride was hurt. (ego/self-esteem)
English uses 'pride' in many fixed phrases. For example, 'pride comes before a fall' is often translated with a Japanese proverb like 'おごる平家は久しからず' (the proud Heike do not last long), not a direct translation. Similarly, 'swallow one's pride' is '誇りを捨てる' or 'プライドを捨てる'.
批判されて彼はプライドを傷つけられた。
His pride was hurt when he was criticized.