誇こ張ちょう

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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

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

exaggeration; overstatement

Refers to making something seem larger, more important, or more extreme than it really is. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

彼かれの話はなしはいつも誇こ張ちょうが入はいっている。
His stories always contain exaggeration.
被ひ害がいの大おおきさを誇こ張ちょうして伝つたえるメディアもある。
Some media outlets exaggerate the scale of the damage.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を誇こ張ちょうするto exaggerate something
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの功こう績せきを誇こ張ちょうして話はなした。
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 ~
彼かれが天てん才さいだと言いっても誇こ張ちょうではない。
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
記き者しゃはその事じ件けんを誇こ張ちょうして報ほう道どうした。
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)
その話はなしには少すこし誇こ張ちょうがあると思おもう。
I think that story has a bit of exaggeration in it.

Kanji

誇boast, be proud, pride
張counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread

Related words· 12

大おおげさN2
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.
誇こ大だいN1
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.
過か大だい評ひょう価か
過大評価 means specifically overrating or overvaluing something, while 誇張 more broadly covers embellishing facts or descriptions.
勿もっ体たい
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.

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過か言ごん
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.
潤じゅん色しょく
誇張 means straightforward exaggeration of facts, while 潤色 implies adding decorative or rhetorical details to make an account more colorful.
脚きゃく色しょくN1
誇張 is general exaggeration of facts or qualities, while 脚色 in this sense implies embellishing a narrative for dramatic effect.
言いい過すぎ
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.
デフォルメ
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.
水みず増ましN1
誇張 means exaggerating a statement or claim in words, while 水増し means artificially inflating actual figures such as expenses or headcounts.
粉ふん飾しょく
誇張 means exaggerating the truth in speech or writing, whereas 粉飾 specifically implies falsifying or prettifying something like financial records to deceive.
盛もるN2
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.

Opposites

過か小しょう評ひょう価か
過小評価 means to underrate or undervalue something, the opposite of 誇張's tendency to overstate or inflate.

Don't confuse with

拡かく張ちょうN2
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.
誇ほこるN1
誇張する (to exaggerate) shares the kanji 誇 with 誇る but means overstating facts rather than feeling proud.
誇こ示じ
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.
強きょう調ちょうN3
誇張 means exaggeration, implying overstating beyond the truth, while 強調 can simply mean legitimate, accurate emphasis.

Word family

誇こ張ちょう法ほう
hyperbole

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.