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誇る (ほこる): to boast of, to be proud of — Japanese vocabulary

誇る is read ほこる and means "to boast of, to be proud of". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

誇る

Reading
ほこる · hokoru
Translation
to boast of, to be proud of
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほこるが

Example

私には誇るべきものが何もない。

わたしにはほこるべきものがなんもない。

I have nothing to boast about.

Kanji in this word

  • 誇 — boast, pride

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