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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

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

boast of; be proud of; take pride in

Used for expressing pride in one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions, or those of someone close. Can sound boastful or simply proud depending on context.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの成せい功こうを誇ほこっている。
He is proud of his success.
この町まちは美うつくしい自し然ぜんを誇ほこる。
This town boasts beautiful nature.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を誇ほこるto take pride in (something)
彼かれはその功こう績せきを誇ほこっている。
He takes pride in that achievement.
誇ほこるべき〈物もの〉something worth being proud of
これは誇ほこるべき成せい果かだ。
This is an achievement worth being proud of.

Expressions

巧こうを誇ほこるshow off one's skill; be of excellent workmanship
世せ界かいに誇ほこるworld-class; of high global reputation
誇ほこりに思おもうbe proud of; take pride in

Kanji

誇boast, be proud, pride

Related words

自じ慢まんN3
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.
誇こ示じ
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.
威い張ばるN2
威張る carries a negative nuance of acting arrogant or bossy, while 誇る is neutral or even positive, focusing on legitimate pride.
胸むねを張はるN2
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.
鼻はなにかけるN1
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.

Opposites

恥はじるN1
恥じる means to feel ashamed, the opposite of 誇る, which means to feel proud.

Don't confuse with

誇こ張ちょうN1
誇張する (to exaggerate) shares the kanji 誇 with 誇る but means overstating facts rather than feeling proud.

Word family

誇ほこりN3
pride; boast; credit
咲さき誇ほこる
be in full bloom; blossom in full glory
誇ほこり顔がお
triumphant look; proud expression
勝かち誇ほこる
triumph; be elated with victory
誇ほこり高たかい
proud; lordly; dignified
誇ほこり高たかき
proud; noble; dignified

Written forms

誇ほこるUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ほこるUsage5%

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.