自惚れ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うぬ
Grade: 2
ほ > ぼ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

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By surface analysis, (unu, oneself) +‎ 惚れ (bore, infatuation, falling in love, ren'yōkei of 惚れる (horeru)), literally falling in love with oneself. Possibly simply the ren'yōkei of 自惚(うぬぼ)れる (unuboreru).

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Noun

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(うぬ)() (unubore

  1. conceit, vanity, hubris

See also

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