Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 自画自賛(じがじさん) in Japanese

自画自賛, 自画自讚
Kana Reading
じがじさん
Romaji
jigajisan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
    Example sentence
    自分作品自画自賛してどうするの。 It won't do you any good to talk up your own work like that.

Examples of 自画自賛, 自画自讚, じがじさん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

15 strokes

approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with

On'Yomi: サン

Kun'Yomi: たす.ける, たた.える

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

brush-stroke, picture

On'Yomi: ガ, カク, エ, カイ

Kun'Yomi: えが.く, かく.する, かぎ.る, はかりごと, はか.る

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

oneself

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと

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26 strokes

praise, picture title

On'Yomi: サン

Kun'Yomi: ほ.める, たた.える

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