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誇る (ほこる, hokoru) Japanese meaning: boast of | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 誇る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 誇ほこ る 誇ほこ らない Polite 誇ほこ ります 誇ほこ りません Past polite 誇ほこ りました 誇ほこ りませんでした Past 誇ほこ った 誇ほこ らなかった Te-form 誇ほこ って 誇ほこ らないで Desire 誇ほこ りたい 誇ほこ りたくない Potential 誇ほこ れる 誇ほこ れない Passive 誇ほこ られる 誇ほこ られない Causative 誇ほこ らせる 誇ほこ らせない Causative passive 誇ほこ らせられる also 誇ほこ らされる 誇ほこ らせられない also 誇ほこ らされない Volitional 誇ほこ ろう Polite volitional 誇ほこ りましょう Imperative 誇ほこ れ 誇ほこ るな Conditional 誇ほこ れば 誇ほこ らなければ Tara conditional 誇ほこ ったら 誇ほこ らなかったら
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He is proud of his success.
This town boasts beautiful nature.
Expressions 巧こう を 誇ほこ る show off one's skill; be of excellent workmanship Related words 自慢する is more colloquial and often implies showing off or bragging, while 誇る can be more formal and express a deeper, quieter pride.
誇示する means to flaunt or display something ostentatiously, whereas 誇る can simply mean feeling quiet pride without necessarily showing it off.
威張る carries a negative nuance of acting arrogant or bossy, while 誇る is neutral or even positive, focusing on legitimate pride.
誇る means to feel or show pride in something, while 胸を張る specifically evokes the physical gesture of pushing out one's chest as a sign of confidence or pride.
誇る simply means to feel proud of something, often positively, while 鼻にかける adds a negative nuance of showing off in a way that irritates others.
Word family pride; boast; credit
be in full bloom; blossom in full glory
triumphant look; proud expression
triumph; be elated with victory
Written forms 誇ほこ る Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ほこる Usage 5%
Etymology Derived from the adjective 誇らしい (ほこらしい, 'proud'), which itself comes from the verb 誇る. The kanji 誇 combines 言 (word) and 夸 (boast), suggesting pride expressed in words.
