► 名詞
自慢 [じまん] meaning: pride rank: 1
☆ うちの店の自慢の特製スープ ⇨ The special soup of our restaurant we are proud of (☛ A positive use. Proud, but not arrogant)
自慢 [じまん] [自慢にする] meaning: pride rank: 1
☆ 彼が自慢にしている息子 ⇨ His son whom he is so proud of (☛ 自慢にする is usually “be proud of”, instead of “brag about”)
誇り [ほこり] [liter] meaning: pride rank: 1
☆ 彼は息子を誇りに思っている ⇨ He is proud of his son (☛ Always positive, and about something important, precious)
☆ 第二次大戦後日本では国に誇りを持つことはいけないこととされた ⇨ After WW2, Japanese had been told it was bad to have prides in their nation (☛ Always positive, and about something important, precious)
意地 [(2)いじ] meaning: pride rank: 2
☆ 私にも意地が有るから絶対に引き下がらない ⇨ I have my pride, dignity, too, so I will never back down (☛ Usually used dramatically or comically)
気位 [(2)きぐらい] [気位が高い] meaning: pride rank: 3
☆ 彼女は気位が非常に高い ⇨ She is very proud, vain (☛ Always negative)
プライド [ぷらいど] [プライドが高い] meaning: pride rank: 3
☆ 彼女はプライドが高い ⇨ She is very proud, vain (☛ From English. Usually negative)
面子 [めんつ] [面子が立つ] meaning: pride rank: 3
☆ ここで引き下がっては俺の面子が立たない ⇨ If I back down now I will lose my face, pride
見識 [けんしき] [見識が高い] meaning: pride rank: 4
☆ 彼女は見識がやたらと高い ⇨ She is very proud, vain (☛ Usually negative)