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誇る[ほこる] (hokoru)

to boast of, to be proud of

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #4096 most frequent

Meaning

誇る (ほこる, hokoru) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to boast of, to be proud of”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

きものはわが国くにが誇ほこる伝統でんとうの一ひとつだ

The kimono is one of the traditions of which our country can be proud.

五流最大の流勢を誇る。

(It) boasts the greatest influence among the five schools.

その国家は高い空軍力を誇る。

That nation boasts strong air power.

わたしは誇ほこるべきものが何なにもない。

I have nothing to boast about.

Conjugation table

誇る (ほこる) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary誇る ほこるhokoru
Negative誇らない ほこらないhokoranai
Past誇った ほこったhokotta
Past negative誇らなかった ほこらなかったhokoranakatta
Polite (ます)誇ります ほこりますhokorimasu
Polite negative誇りません ほこりませんhokorimasen
Polite past誇りました ほこりましたhokorimashita
Polite past negative誇りませんでした ほこりませんでしたhokorimasendeshita
Te-form誇って ほこってhokotte
Conditional (ば)誇れば ほこればhokoreba
Conditional (たら)誇ったら ほこったらhokottara
Potential誇れる ほこれるhokoreru
Passive誇られる ほこられるhokorareru
Causative誇らせる ほこらせるhokoraseru
Causative-passive誇らせられる ほこらせられるhokoraserareru
Volitional誇ろう ほころうhokorou
Volitional polite誇りましょう ほこりましょうhokorimashou
Imperative誇れ ほこれhokore
Desire (たい)誇りたい ほこりたいhokoritai

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