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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

自じ負ふ

jifu

to take pride in oneself

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは料理りょうりの腕うでを自負じふしている。

    She prides herself on her skill in cooking.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは経済けいざいにかけては誰だれにも負まけないと自負じふしている。

    He flatters himself that he is second to none in finance.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. そのため、当時とうじの史料しりょうでは源氏げんじの棟梁とうりょうを自負じふしていたともされる。

    So, according to the historical materials written at that time, Yoshitaka took pride in being the master of the Minamoto clan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 自負

  • 自oneselfOnジ・シKunみずから・おのずから・おのずと
  • 負defeat; negativeOnフKunまける・まかす・おう

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