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    3. 自己顕示

    自己顕示

    自じ己こ顕けん示じ

    making oneself conspicuous

    KMT10News #47+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab32 strokes

    じこけんじ

    Noun

    1.
    making oneself conspicuous, pressing one's own cause
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは自じ己こ顕けん示じ欲よくが強つよい。

    He has a strong desire to make himself conspicuous.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの行こう動どうは、自じ己こ顕けん示じのためだと批ひ判はんされた。

    His actions were criticized as being for self-display.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    過か度どな自じ己こ顕けん示じは、周しゅう囲いから反はん感かんを買かうことがある。

    Excessive self-promotion can sometimes incur resentment from others.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    SNSでは、自エスエ己ヌエス顕ではじ示こけん欲じよくを満みたすために過か激げきな投とう稿こうをする人ひともいる。

    On social media, some people make extreme posts to satisfy their desire for self-display.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyInternet & Social Media
    チームワークを重じゅう視しする職しょく場ばでは、自じ己こ顕けん示じよりも協きょう調ちょう性せいが評ひょう価かされる。

    In workplaces that value teamwork, cooperativeness is valued more than self-promotion.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    己
    おのれ・つちのと・な…(4)
    self
    顕
    あきらか・あらわ.れる…(3)
    appear・existing
    示
    しめ.す…(2)
    show・indicate・point out・express・display
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