誇る|ほこるhokoru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
   あんなに長所ちょうしょが多おおいのに彼女かのじょは誇ほこらなかった。↗

   With all her merits she was not proud.

• Synonym自慢じまんNeutralBoasting or showing off, as in 「自慢話」; leans toward talking up one's achievements out loud, while 「誇る」 is about taking pride in or having something impressive.
• Synonym豪語ごうごWrittenWritten style. Making bold, boastful claims, as in 「優勝すると豪語する」; centers on big talk rather than pride in something.
• Synonym誇らしいほこらしいNeutralAn adjective for the feeling of being proud, as in 「誇らしい気持ち」; describes one's emotion, not the act of boasting or claiming something.
• Synonym高言こうげんWrittenWritten style. Talking big; close in sense to 「豪語」.
• Related高慢こうまんWrittenWritten style. Haughty and self-important, as in 「高慢な態度」; clearly negative, whereas 「誇る」 itself can be positive or negative.
• Related傲慢ごうまんWrittenWritten style. Arrogant and disrespectful, as in 「傲慢な人」; strongly derogatory, whereas 「誇る」 can be positive or negative depending on context.
• Related横柄おうへいWrittenWritten style. Rude and overbearing in manner, as in 「横柄な口をきく」; stresses coarse, insolent speech and behaviour.
• Related高飛車たかびしゃNeutralHigh-handed and domineering, as in 「高飛車な態度」; leans toward taking a hard line with people in what you say.
• Related誇り高いほこりたかいWrittenWritten style. Strongly proud with dignity, as in 「誇り高い民族」; stresses a proud, dignified character rather than the act of 「誇る」.
• Related誇らかほこらかWrittenWritten style. Looking pleased and proud of oneself or what relates to one; rare in modern usage.
• Related尊大そんだいWrittenWritten style. Self-important and pompous; leans toward putting on airs and lording one's position over people.
• Related不遜ふそんWrittenWritten style. Lacking humility and looking down on others, as in 「不遜な態度」.
• Related傲岸ごうがんWrittenWritten style. Supercilious and full of oneself; rare in modern usage.
• Related傲慢不遜ごうまんふそんFormalFormal four-character idiom for haughty, insolent arrogance; much stronger in degree than 「誇る」.
• Related驕傲きょうごうWrittenWritten style. Pride and arrogance; rare in modern usage.
• Related驕慢きょうまんWrittenWritten style. Haughty and overbearing; rare in modern usage.
• Relatedいい気いいきCasualColloquial. Getting carried away or thinking too highly of oneself, as in 「いい気になる」; about smugness, not pride in real merit.
• Related高慢ちきこうまんちきCasualColloquial. A stuck-up, arrogant person; used with a cursing, insulting tone.
• Related高姿勢こうしせいNeutralAn aggressive, uncompromising stance, as in 「高姿勢に出る」; leans toward negotiating or bargaining postures.
• Related御高いおたかいCasualColloquial. Aloof and stand-offish, as in 「お高くとまる」; carries an ironic edge.
• Related居丈高いたけだかWrittenWritten style. Overbearing and domineering, as in 「居丈高に命令する」; leans toward pressing or steamrolling others.
• Related高圧的こうあつてきNeutralHigh-handed and oppressive, as in 「高圧的な態度」; leans toward forcing people down through power or pressure.
• Related偉そうえらそうCasualColloquial. Acting self-important and talking down to people, as in 「偉そうに言う」.
• Related自慢たらしいじまんたらしいCasualColloquial. Boastful in manner; carries a note of disgust at the showing off.
• Antonym恥じるはじるNeutralAntonym. To feel ashamed — the opposite of taking pride in something as 「誇る」 does.
• AntonymへりくだるWrittenWritten style. To humble oneself and defer to others — the opposite of the boasting sense of 「誇る」.

Use 「誇る」 for taking pride in something or having it as a strong point, as in 「世界一を誇る」「伝統を誇る」. For talking up one's achievements out loud, pick 「自慢」; for big bold claims, 「豪語」. 「誇らしい」 is the adjective for the proud feeling. The many words for haughty attitudes — 「高慢」「傲慢」「横柄」 and the rest — are negative, while 「誇る」 itself can be positive or negative. The opposites are 「恥じる」 (feeling ashamed) and 「謙る」 (humbling oneself).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 優すぐれていると思おもい自慢じまんする。
2. 長所ちょうしょとなるものを持もつ。