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proud-looking; triumphant; showing pride
Describes someone's appearance or manner that conveys pride or satisfaction. Formed from 誇らしい (proud) + the suffix ～げ (appearing to be, looking like).
誇らしげな表情を浮かべた。
A proud expression appeared on their face.
息子が賞を取り、母親は誇らしげだった。
Her son won an award, and the mother looked proud.
選手たちは金メダルを誇らしげに掲げた。
The athletes proudly held up their gold medals.
Formed from 誇らしい (proud) + the suffix ～げ (appearing to be). Describes an outward appearance of pride visible in someone's expression or demeanor.
FORMS:
- な-adjective: 誇らしげな表情 (a proud-looking expression)
- Adverbial (に): 誇らしげに話す (to speak proudly)
THE ～げ SUFFIX:
Creates な-adjectives from い-adjective or noun stems, describing outward appearance of a feeling:
- 悲しげ: looking sad
- 楽しげ: looking happy
- 不安げ: looking anxious
- 恥ずかしげ: looking embarrassed
NUANCE:
誇らしげ describes how someone appears to others, not their internal feeling. For the internal feeling itself, use 誇らしい.