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虚誕 (きょたん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

虚きょ誕たん

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Meanings

1

noun

exaggerated talk; empty boasting

Rare, literary term for speech that is inflated or untruthful; not used in everyday conversation.

彼かれの話はなしは虚きょ誕たんに過すぎず、誰だれも信しんじなかった。
His story was nothing but empty boasting, and no one believed it.

Kanji

虚void, emptiness, unpreparedness
誕nativity, be born, declension

Similar words

誇こ張ちょう
誇張 is the common word for exaggeration or overstatement, while 虚誕 is a rare literary term implying falsehood or fabrication.
虚きょ言げん
虚言 means a lie or falsehood, focusing on the untruth itself; 虚誕 emphasizes the inflated, boastful nature of the talk.

Etymology

Compound of 虚 (false, empty) and 誕 (birth, but here likely used for its sound or extended meaning related to boasting). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a rare Sino-Japanese word.