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The Japanese word

誇る

is pronounced
hokoru | ほこる
means
to boast of, to be proud of
Examples:
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.
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.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org