Vocabulary

What does 自画自賛 (じがじさん) mean?

自画自賛 (じがじさん) means singing one’s own praises; boasting about one’s own achievements (lit. praising one’s own painting).

Quick facts
Readingじがじさん
じがじさん
TOPICS

singing one’s own praises; boasting about one’s own achievements (lit. praising one’s own painting)

Example sentences

  • It may sound like I am singing my own praises, but the curry I made today turned out really delicious.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.