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自負 (じふ, jifu) Japanese meaning: pride | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 自負する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 自じ 負ふ する 自じ 負ふ しない Polite 自じ 負ふ します 自じ 負ふ しません Past polite 自じ 負ふ しました 自じ 負ふ しませんでした Past 自じ 負ふ した 自じ 負ふ しなかった Te-form 自じ 負ふ して 自じ 負ふ しないで Desire 自じ 負ふ したい 自じ 負ふ したくない Potential 自じ 負ふ できる 自じ 負ふ できない Passive 自じ 負ふ される 自じ 負ふ されない Causative 自じ 負ふ させる 自じ 負ふ させない Causative passive 自じ 負ふ させられる 自じ 負ふ させられない Volitional 自じ 負ふ しよう Polite volitional 自じ 負ふ しましょう Imperative 自じ 負ふ しろ 自じ 負ふ するな Conditional 自じ 負ふ すれば 自じ 負ふ しなければ Tara conditional 自じ 負ふ したら 自じ 負ふ しなかったら
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技ぎ
術じゅつ
に
自じ
負ふ
を
持も
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て
いる
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He takes pride in his skills.
She has the ability to back up her self-confidence.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 自じ 負ふ を 持も つ to take pride in something
He takes pride in his own skill.
〜 と 自じ 負ふ する to pride oneself on being ~
I pride myself on being an expert in this field.
自じ 負ふ が 強つよ い to have strong pride in oneself
She has such strong pride that she won't listen to others' opinions.
Related words· 8 自負 is pride specifically rooted in one's own proven abilities or achievements, while 誇り is a broader word for pride that can also apply to external things like family or country.
自信 is general self-confidence that need not be tied to any specific accomplishment, while 自負 implies a concrete basis, such as skill or achievement, behind the confident feeling.
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.
自負 focuses on pride or confidence in one's own ability, whereas 自任 emphasizes considering oneself qualified for or entitled to a particular role.
Show 4 more 自負 is a quieter, more internal confidence in one's own worth, whereas 自慢 typically involves openly telling others about it.
自負 emphasizes confident pride in one's own abilities or achievements, while 自尊 centers on maintaining one's dignity and self-respect.
自負 refers to confident pride in one's own ability or achievements, while 自尊心 is the broader sense of personal dignity and self-worth.
Etymology Compound of 自 (self) and 負 (to bear, carry). The combination conveys the idea of 'bearing oneself' with a sense of pride or confidence in one's own worth.
自負 is pride in one's own ability that can be justified and positive, while 自惚れ is an unjustified, negatively-viewed vanity.
