Word details

自画自賛

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 自画自賛.

Dictionary

Entry

自画自賛がじさん自画自讃NounTransitive~する Verb四字熟語Freq #30036
1

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

Examples
あいつのことを好きなやつは誰もいない。なぜならあいつはいつも自分のことを自画自賛ばかりしているからだ。
Nobody likes him, because he is always blowing his own horn.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

oneself

6 strokesFrequency 19JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと

Nanori

より

brush-stroke, picture

8 strokesFrequency 199JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カクカイ

Kun

えが.くかく.するかぎ.るはかりごとはか.る

approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with

15 strokesFrequency 868JLPT N2Grade 5

On

サン

Kun

たす.けるたた.える

praise, title on a picture

22 strokesFrequency 2,179Grade 9

On

サン

Kun

ほ.めるたた.える

Nanori

さぬ

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