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仰々しい (ぎょうぎょうしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
i-adjective
exaggerated ; pompous ; overblown
Describes speech, behavior, or presentation that is overly dramatic, grand, or showy in a way that feels unnatural or excessive. Often carries a negative or mocking tone.
しい
紹しょう
介かい
は
やめ
て
ください
。
Please stop that exaggerated introduction.
Written forms 仰ぎょう 々ぎょう しい Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling using the repetition mark 々.
ぎょうぎょうしい Usage 1%
仰ぎょう 仰ぎょう しい
Alternate spelling without the repetition mark; less common but still encountered.
Kanji 仰 face-up, look up, depend Similar words 大おお げさ 大げさ is more common and neutral for 'exaggerated', while 仰々しい emphasizes a pompous, overblown style, often with a more negative nuance.
誇こ 張ちょう 誇張 is a noun meaning 'exaggeration' or 'hyperbole', often used in factual or rhetorical contexts, whereas 仰々しい is an adjective describing an ostentatious manner.
Etymology Derived from the reduplication of 仰 (ぎょう), meaning 'to look up to' or 'to respect', combined with the adjectival suffix しい. The repetition intensifies the sense of something being overly grand or showy.
