The kanji 誇: meaning, readings and stroke order

誇

Meaning: be proud, boast
On reading: コ ko
Kun reading: ほこ（る） hokoru
Strokes: 13
Radical: 言 speech
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tự hào, khoe (khoa)
Japanese: ほこる。じまんする。
Korean: 자랑하다 (과)
Chinese: 自豪、夸耀 (夸)

Readings, words and example sentences

コ ko · on reading · less common

誇こ大だい
exaggerated
誇こ大だいな広告に気をつけます。
I watch out for exaggerated ads.

ほこ（る） hokoru · kun reading

誇ほこる
to be proud of
町の歴史を 誇ほこります。
People are proud of their town's history.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.