| The Japanese word | |
誇る |
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| is pronounced | |
| hokoru | ほこる | |
| means | |
| to boast of, to be proud of | |
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| Examples: | |
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私には誇るべきものが何もない。
watashi ni wa hokoru beki mono ga nani mo nai. I have nothing to boast about. |
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あんなに長所が多いのに彼女は誇らなかった。
annani chōsho ga ōi noni kanojo wa hokora nakatta. With all her merits she was not proud. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

