ホラ吹き
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ホラ吹き
1
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
Examples
彼はほら吹きで、言ったことの半分もやったことがない。
He talks big but he's never done half the things that he said he has.
Kanji in this Word
吹
7 strokes
Frequency: 1133
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
blow
breathe
puff
emit
smoke
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
スイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふ.く
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ふき
法
8 strokes
Frequency: 100
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
method
law
rule
principle
model
system
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
ハッ
ホッ
フラン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
のり
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ほ
螺
17 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ラ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
にし
にな
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