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誇 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
ほこ.るhoko.ru
Meaning
boast; be proud

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "words" with 夸: to speak something up large — to boast, to be proud.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコこko誇示こじ誇大こだい誇張こちょう
Kunほこるhokoru誇るほこる誇りほこり誇らしいほこらしい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 誇張こちょう

    exaggeration

  • 誇りほこり

    pride

More words with this kanji

  • 誇るほこる

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

町(まち)の歴史(れきし)は住民(じゅうみん)の誇(ほこ)りだ。

The town's history is the residents' pride.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

誇張誇張to str…訴sue詳detail…誉honour詰cram謡song拠footho…枯wither鼓drum箇counte…己onesel…
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Compound

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