誇示(こじ)

こじ
noun, suru verb
display; showing off; flaunting
1. display; showing off; flaunting
demonstrating or exhibiting something proudly, often to impress others
権力(けんりょく)を誇示(こじ)する。
To flaunt one's power.
彼(かれ)は富(とみ)を誇示(こじ)するのが好(す)きだ。
He likes to show off his wealth.
その国(くに)は軍事(ぐんじ)パレード(ぱれーど)で軍事力(ぐんじりょく)を誇示(こじ)した。
That country displayed its military power with a military parade.

誇示(こじ) means to display or show off something, often with a somewhat negative connotation of boasting.

KANJI BREAKDOWN:

  • 誇(こ) (pride, boast)
  • 示(じ) (show, display)

USAGE:

  • 誇示(こじ)する (to flaunt, show off - suru verb)
  • 〜を誇示(こじ)する (to show off ~)

COMMON OBJECTS:

  • 権力(けんりょく)を誇示(こじ)する (to flaunt power)
  • 富(とみ)を誇示(こじ)する (to flaunt wealth)
  • 力(ちから)を誇示(こじ)する (to display strength)
  • 存在感(そんざいかん)を誇示(こじ)する (to assert one's presence)

NUANCE:

  • Often carries a negative or critical nuance
  • Implies showing off unnecessarily
  • Used in formal/written contexts

RELATED TERMS:

  • 自慢(じまん)する (to boast - more casual)
  • 見(み)せびらかす (to show off - colloquial)
  • 誇(ほこ)る (to be proud of)
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Added 2026.1.23 19:46 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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