自じ慢まん気げ

Similar words

• 得とく意い気げ

  得意気 also means looking proud or pleased with oneself, but often implies a more cheerful, satisfied pride rather than the boastful or conceited nuance of 自慢気.

• 誇ほこらしい

  誇らしい means feeling proud in a positive, dignified way, without the negative connotation of showing off that 自慢気 can carry.

Etymology

Compound of 自慢 (じまん, 'boast, pride') and the suffix 気/げ (げ, '-like, seeming').