Japanese

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Alternative spellings
咲き誇る
咲誇る (dated)

Etymology

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From () (saki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (saku).) + (ほこ) (hokoru).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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さきほこる (sakihokoruさきほこる (sakifokoru)?godan (stem さきほこり (sakihokori), past さきほこった (sakihokotta))

  1. (intransitive, of flowers or figurative) to bloom proudly and extravagantly

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN