誇

pride; boast; be proud; triumphantly

13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1272.

Readings

• ほこる (kun reading): 誇り (ほこり) pride; 誇る (ほこる) to boast of
• コ (on reading): 誇張 (こちょう) exaggeration; 誇示 (こじ) flaunting

Components

• 言
• 夸
• 二 radical two
• 勹 radical wrap
• 大 radical big
• 言 radical speech

Words using 誇

• 誇り (ほこり) pride
• 誇る (ほこる) to boast of
• 誇らしい (ほこらしい) proud
• 咲き誇る (さきほこる) to be in full bloom
• 勝ち誇る (かちほこる) to triumph
• 誇張 (こちょう) exaggeration
• 誇示 (こじ) flaunting
• 誇大 (こだい) exaggeration
• 誇大妄想 (こだいもうそう) megalomania
• 誇大広告 (こだいこうこく) deceptive advertising

25 words in all.

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