Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1272 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly

Kunyomi: ほこ.る

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ごんべん

Meaning: speech

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

大妄想(こだいもうそう)   megalomania

張する(こちょうする)   exaggerate

示する(こじする)   display, show off

る(ほこる)   boast of, be proud of

り(ほこり)   pride

らしい(ほこらしい)   proud

Onyomi Examples

コチョウ exaggeration

コダイ exaggeration, hyperbole

Kunyomi Examples

ほこる to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in