自じ賛さん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

self-praise; praising oneself

Refers to praising one's own actions, achievements, or qualities. Often used in the set phrase 自画自賛 (self-admiration, literally 'painting one's own picture and praising it').

彼かれの自じ賛さんの言こと葉ばにはうんざりした。
I got fed up with his self-praising words.
自じ画が自じ賛さんするよう

で

恐きょう

縮しゅく

です

が

、

この

作さく

品ひん

は

よく

でき

た

と

思おも

い

ます

。

I'm afraid it sounds like self-praise, but I think this work turned out well.

Written forms

自じ賛さんUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
自じ讃さんUsage8%
Variant kanji form using 讃 instead of 賛; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

自oneself
賛approve, praise, title or inscription on picture
讃praise, title on a picture

Similar words

自じ画が自じ賛さん
A common set phrase meaning 'self-admiration' or 'singing one's own praises', literally 'painting one's own picture and praising it'. 自賛 alone is less common and often appears as part of this phrase.
自じ慢まん
Means 'boasting' or 'pride' in a more general sense, often about one's possessions, skills, or connections. 自賛 is more specifically about praising one's own actions or qualities.

Etymology

Compound of 自 (self) and 賛 (praise, approve). The kanji 賛 carries the meaning of 'approval' or 'praise', and the combination straightforwardly yields 'self-praise'.