驕
pride, haughtiness
Readings
On'yomi
- キョウ
Kun'yomi
- おご.る
Meaning
驕 centers on an inflated sense of self: pride that becomes overbearing or haughty, often with an air of looking down on others.
Most common words using 驕
- 驕るおごるN1
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
- 驕りおごり
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
- 勝って驕らず負けて腐らずかっておごらずまけてくさらず
in victory, remember your humility; in defeat, remember your fighting spirit
- 驕傲きょうごう
pride; arrogance
- 驕児きょうじ
spoiled child; spoilt child
- 驕兵必敗きょうへいひっぱい
defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat; pride comes before a fall
- 驕奢きょうしゃ
luxury; extravagance
- 驕恣きょうし
being proud and self-willed
- 驕慢きょうまん
arrogance; haughtiness; pride
Study
Etymology
驕 combines 馬 (horse) with 喬, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of being high or lofty. The image is of a horse that carries itself proudly, extending to human arrogance.
Meaning mnemonic
A horse (馬) standing tall and high (喬) looks down on others with pride. Imagine a haughty stallion strutting around, too proud to mingle.
Reading mnemonic
For キョウ, picture a proud Kyoto noble riding a high horse: Kyoto -> キョウ, and the noble's haughty attitude matches the kanji's meaning.