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誇大 (こだい, kodai) Japanese meaning: exaggeration | Kotomora
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His stories are always exaggerated.
That advertisement uses exaggerated expressions.
Related words 誇張 is a plain noun meaning 'exaggeration' and is used with する (誇張する), while 誇大 is a na-adjective describing something as exaggerated (誇大な表現).
大げさ is more colloquial and often describes a person's behavior or manner as overblown, while 誇大 is more formal and typically refers to the content of a statement or claim.
Don't confuse with 過大 looks similar and means 'excessive in scale or amount', whereas 誇大 specifically means the description or claim itself is exaggerated.
巨大 (きょだい) means physically or figuratively huge, while 誇大 (こだい) means exaggerated or overblown, and the similar kanji and sound often trip up learners.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 誇 (boast, exaggerate) and 大 (big, great).
