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傲慢 (ごうまん, gouman) Japanese meaning: haughty | Kotomora

傲ごう慢まん

ご

う

ま

ん

Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

haughty; arrogant; overbearing

Describes a person or attitude that is disdainfully proud, looking down on others. Often used in formal or written contexts.

彼かれの傲ごう

慢まん

な

態たい

度ど

に

は

我が

慢まん

でき

ない

。

I can't stand his arrogant attitude.

傲ごう慢まんな人ひとは周まわりから嫌きらわれる。

Arrogant people are disliked by those around them.

Usage patterns

傲ごう慢まんな態たい度どan arrogant attitude
彼かれの傲ごう慢まんな態たい度どに周まわりの人ひとはみな腹はらを立たてた。
Everyone around him was angered by his arrogant attitude.
傲ごう慢まんな人ひとan arrogant person
彼かの女じょはいつも自じ分ぶんが正ただしいと思おもっている傲ごう慢まんな人ひとだ。
She's an arrogant person who always thinks she's right.
傲ごう慢まんになるto become arrogant
成せい功こうしてから彼かれはすっかり傲ごう慢まんになった。
After his success, he became completely arrogant.
傲ごう慢まんさが目め立だつone's arrogance stands out / is conspicuous
彼かれの発はつ言げんには傲ごう慢まんさが目め立だつ。
His remarks stand out for their arrogance.

Kanji

傲be proud
慢ridicule, laziness
強strong

Related words· 7

高こう慢まん
高慢 stresses an overtly proud, vain manner, while 傲慢 emphasizes a disdainful, overbearing sense of superiority.
横おう柄へいN1
横柄 describes a domineering, bossy manner in one's behavior toward others, while 傲慢 refers more to an inner attitude of superiority.
尊そん大だい
尊大 describes acting self-importantly and pompously, whereas 傲慢 focuses on looking down on and disdaining others.
自惚うぬぼれN1
傲慢 is a stronger, more formal word for arrogance that implies looking down on others, whereas 自惚れ centers on excessive self-love.

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おごるN1
傲慢 is a stronger, more formal noun/na-adjective for arrogance, while 驕る is the verb for showing or acting on that arrogance.
威い張ばるN2
傲慢 is a na-adjective describing an arrogant personality or attitude, whereas 威張る is a verb describing the act of behaving arrogantly.
生なま意い気きN3
傲慢 is a more formal, stronger word for arrogance rooted in a sense of superiority, while 生意気 is casual and often used about children or juniors acting cocky.

Opposites

謙けん虚きょN2
謙虚 means humble and modest, the direct opposite of the disdainful pride expressed by 傲慢.
謙けん遜そんN2
謙遜 (humility) is the opposite of 傲慢 (arrogance, haughtiness).

Word family

傲ごう慢まん不ふ遜そん
haughty; arrogant; overbearing
傲ごう慢まん無ぶ礼れい
arrogance and insolence; haughty rudeness

Written forms

傲ごう慢まんUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
ごう慢まんUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.
ごうまんUsage1%
強ごう慢まんUsage<1%
search-only kanji form

Etymology

The kanji 傲 means 'proud' or 'haughty' and 慢 means 'arrogant' or 'conceited'. The combination reinforces the meaning of overbearing pride. The reading ごうまん is the on'yomi.

Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.