誇
誇·pride, boast
- On-yomi
- コ
- Kun-yomi
- ほこ(る)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誇り | ほこり | pride |
| 誇る | ほこる | to boast of, take pride in |
| 誇張 | こちょう | exaggeration |
| 誇大 | こだい | exaggerated, grandiose |
Example sentences
私は息子を誇りに思う。
わたしはむすこをほこりにおもう。
I am proud of my son.
話を誇張しないでほしい。
はなしをこちょうしないでほしい。
I would rather you did not exaggerate the story.
Common mistakes
- 誇り (ほこり, pride) and 埃 (ほこり, dust) are homophones — only context tells them apart.
- 誇大広告 (こだいこうこく) means false advertising, not 'large advertisement'.
Memory aid
Picture it
Words 言 beside 夸 (big, swollen) — speech puffed up bigger than the facts.
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