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Japanese word 誇張: exaggeration / overstatement. Meanings and example sentences.

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誇張 (こちょう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

誇張 (こちょう) means exaggeration / overstatement.

See example sentences below.

誇張 at a glance

誇張
こちょうkochou
N1noun
exaggeration / overstatement
誇張こちょうkochouN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 誇張

Core meaning

exaggeration / overstatement

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼の話はいつも誇張が多い。

Translation

His stories always have a lot of exaggeration.

Example 2

広告に誇張表現を使ってはいけない。

Translation

You must not use exaggeration in advertisements.

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