誇り

ほこり · hokori · JLPT N3 · noun

pride

🏅 誇 = 言 speech + 夸 big: talking big about what you're proud of

The verb 誇る (hokoru) means to boast or take pride in. Note that ほこり written 埃 means dust, so the kanji tells you which one is meant: speech radical 言 for pride, not dust.

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