Kanji

誇

Meaning

boast be proud pride

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ほこる

On'yomi

  • こ ちょう exaggeration
  • こ だい exaggeration
  • こ じ flaunting

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/13

Component Analysis

誇
boast, be proud, pride...
ほこ.る, コ
言
say, word
い.う, こと, ゲン
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
夸
boast
ほご.る, コ, カ
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
亏
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
丂
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
さまた.げられる, コウ

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