おごる

Alternative writings: 驕る, 傲る
JLPT:N1
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1To be arrogant, haughty, or conceited — to look down on others out of an inflated sense of one's own superiority. The famous saying 驕れる者は久しからず ('the arrogant do not endure') comes from The Tale of the Heike.

Group 1 VerbIntransitive VerbUsually Kana

Examples

驕れる者は久しからず、という言葉を忘れるな。

Don't forget the saying: 'The arrogant do not endure.'

少し成績が良くなっただけでおごるなよ。

Don't get cocky just because your grades improved a little.

勝ちが続いておごっていたら、足元をすくわれた。

I got arrogant from a winning streak and got tripped up.

実力があるからといっておごってはいけない。

Just because you're talented doesn't mean you should be arrogant.

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