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鼻が高い

はながたかい

proud

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Examples

  1. 息子の活躍で鼻が高い。

    むすこのかつやくではながたかい。

    I'm proud of my son's success.

  2. 娘が優勝して鼻が高かった。

    むすめがゆうしょうしてはながたかかった。

    My daughter won, and I was so proud.

  3. 教え子が有名になって、先生も鼻が高いだろう。

    おしえごがゆうめいになって、せんせいもはながたかいだろう。

    With his student now famous, the teacher must be proud.

Common patterns

息子のことで鼻が高い
to be proud of one's son
鼻が高くなる
to swell with pride
誇りに思う
to take pride in (plain word)

Memory tip

Warm pride, usually in someone close to you such as a child or a student. Do not mix it up with 鼻にかける, which is the ugly side of the same picture: showing off about it.

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