プライド

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

A positive sense of self-respect and confidence, similar to English 'pride'. Often used in phrases like プライドを持つ or プライドが高い.

プライドを持もつto have pride (in oneself)
自じ分ぶんの仕し事ごとにプライドを持もっている。
I take pride in my work.
プライドが高たかいto be very proud / have a strong ego
彼かれはプライドが高たかくて人ひとの意い見けんを聞きかない。
He's so proud that he won't listen to other people's opinions.
プライドを傷きずつけるto hurt someone's pride
その一ひと言ことが彼かれのプライドを傷きずつけた。
That remark hurt his pride.
プライドを捨すてるto set aside one's pride
プライドを捨すてて助たすけを求もとめた。
He set aside his pride and asked for help.
プライドが許ゆるさないone's pride won't allow (doing something)
負まけを認みとめるのはプライドが許ゆるさない。
My pride won't let me admit defeat.

誇ほこりN3
誇り is a native Japanese word for pride with a deeper, more honorable nuance, while プライド is a modern loanword used more casually about personal self-respect.
自じ尊そん心しんN1
自尊心 is a formal, psychological term for self-esteem, whereas プライド is the everyday, conversational word for the same feeling.
自じ負ふ
プライド is a casual loanword for pride often used in everyday speech, while 自負 is a more formal, written word emphasizing pride grounded in real ability.
虚きょ栄えい心しんN1
プライド is a casual loanword for pride that can be positive or negative, while 虚栄心 specifically denotes a hollow, appearance-driven vanity.

自じ信しんN3
自信 means confidence in one's own abilities, while プライド is about self-respect or dignity, which can exist even without confidence.
プライム
プライム means 'prime' (first, best, or primary), while プライド means 'pride'; learners sometimes confuse them because both begin with プライ.

Loanword from English 'pride'.