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誇張 (こちょう, kochou) Japanese meaning: exaggeration | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 誇張する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 誇こ 張ちょう する 誇こ 張ちょう しない Polite 誇こ 張ちょう します 誇こ 張ちょう しません Past polite 誇こ 張ちょう しました 誇こ 張ちょう しませんでした Past 誇こ 張ちょう した 誇こ 張ちょう しなかった Te-form 誇こ 張ちょう して 誇こ 張ちょう しないで Desire 誇こ 張ちょう したい 誇こ 張ちょう したくない Potential 誇こ 張ちょう できる 誇こ 張ちょう できない Passive 誇こ 張ちょう される 誇こ 張ちょう されない Causative 誇こ 張ちょう させる 誇こ 張ちょう させない Causative passive 誇こ 張ちょう させられる 誇こ 張ちょう させられない Volitional 誇こ 張ちょう しよう Polite volitional 誇こ 張ちょう しましょう Imperative 誇こ 張ちょう しろ 誇こ 張ちょう するな Conditional 誇こ 張ちょう すれば 誇こ 張ちょう しなければ Tara conditional 誇こ 張ちょう したら 誇こ 張ちょう しなかったら
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His stories always contain exaggeration.
Some media outlets exaggerate the scale of the damage.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 誇こ 張ちょう する to exaggerate something
He exaggerated his own achievements when he talked about them.
〈 事こと 〉 と 言い っても 誇こ 張ちょう ではない it is no exaggeration to say that ~
It's no exaggeration to say he's a genius.
誇こ 張ちょう して 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to say/describe something in an exaggerated way
The reporter reported the incident in an exaggerated way.
〈 事こと 〉 には 誇こ 張ちょう がある there is exaggeration in (something)
I think that story has a bit of exaggeration in it.
Kanji 張 counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread Related words· 12 大げさ is a な-adjective/noun describing an exaggerated manner or expression, while 誇張 refers to the act or content of overstating something and is often used with する.
誇大 describes something that is grandiosely or excessively inflated (often paired with 妄想 or 広告), while 誇張 focuses on the act of overstating facts or qualities.
過大評価 means specifically overrating or overvaluing something, while 誇張 more broadly covers embellishing facts or descriptions.
誇張 is the general word for exaggerating facts or claims, while 勿体 refers to making something seem weightier or more serious than it is.
Show 8 more 誇張 is the general word for exaggeration or hyperbole in any description, while 過言 refers specifically to a statement that goes too far and is mostly used in the set phrase 過言ではない.
誇張 means straightforward exaggeration of facts, while 潤色 implies adding decorative or rhetorical details to make an account more colorful.
誇張 is general exaggeration of facts or qualities, while 脚色 in this sense implies embellishing a narrative for dramatic effect.
誇張 is a formal term for exaggeration used in writing or speeches, while 言い過ぎ is a colloquial expression for saying more than is appropriate.
Don't confuse with 拡張 means 'expansion' (e.g. of territory or a system) and shares the kanji 張 with 誇張, but 誇張 means 'exaggeration' of speech or description, not physical enlargement.
誇張する (to exaggerate) shares the kanji 誇 with 誇る but means overstating facts rather than feeling proud.
誇張 means exaggeration in speech or description, while 誇示 means openly displaying or flaunting something (like power or wealth); they share the kanji 誇 but describe different acts.
Etymology Compound of 誇 (boast, pride) and 張 (stretch, expand), literally 'to stretch boastfully'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning has been stable in modern Japanese.
デフォルメ is a visual/artistic term for exaggerating shapes or proportions, while 誇張 is broader and can describe exaggeration in speech, writing, or description generally.
誇張 means exaggerating a statement or claim in words, while 水増し means artificially inflating actual figures such as expenses or headcounts.
誇張 means exaggerating the truth in speech or writing, whereas 粉飾 specifically implies falsifying or prettifying something like financial records to deceive.
誇張する is the neutral, formal verb for exaggerating something, while 盛る is casual slang, often used by younger speakers, for exaggerating a story or piling on makeup.
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誇張 means exaggeration, implying overstating beyond the truth, while 強調 can simply mean legitimate, accurate emphasis.
