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誇張

こちょう

exaggeration

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Examples

  1. 話を誇張して伝えた。

    はなしをこちょうしてつたえた。

    He passed the story on with exaggeration.

  2. 少しも誇張ではない。

    すこしもこちょうではない。

    That is no exaggeration at all.

  3. 広告は効果を誇張しがちだ。

    こうこくはこうかをこちょうしがちだ。

    Advertising tends to overstate the benefits.

Common patterns

誇張して言う
to overstate
誇張表現
exaggerated expression
誇張ではない
it is no exaggeration

Memory tip

誇 means to boast, so 誇張 is inflating size or degree. It is milder than 歪曲: the facts stay true but are blown up. Spoken Japanese often prefers 大げさに言う.

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