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能書きを並べる (のうがきをならべる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
self-advertise ; boast ; dwell on one's merits
Used when someone goes on at length about their own abilities, achievements, or the good points of something they are associated with. Often carries a negative or critical tone. The synonymous expression 能書きを垂れる is also common.
See also: 能書きを垂れる
He just kept dwelling on the product's merits without explaining how it actually works.
Similar words 能のう 書が きを 垂た れる Synonymous expression; 垂れる has a more colloquial or slightly rougher feel than 並べる, but both mean to boast or self-advertise at length.
自じ 慢まん する A general verb for boasting or being proud of something. 能書きを並べる specifically implies a lengthy, often tedious, enumeration of merits.
Etymology 能書き (のうがき) originally referred to a written description of the merits or features of a product, medicine, or performance. Combined with 並べる (to line up, to enumerate), the phrase figuratively means to list one's own merits at length.
