誇
誇 — Boast
boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly
On’yomiコ (ko)
Kun’yomiほこる (hokoru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 誇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誇り | ほこり hokori | pride; boast; credit (to) |
| 誇る | ほこる hokoru | to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in |
| 誇張 | こちょう kochou | exaggeration |
| 誇大 | こだい kodai | exaggeration; hyperbole |
| 誇示 | こじ koji | flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.) |
| 誇らしい | ほこらしい hokorashii | proud; haughty; arrogant |
Study notes
誇 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1272 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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