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What does 誇張 (こちょう, kochou) mean?

誇張 (こちょう, kochou) means exaggeration.

Quick facts
Readingこちょう
Romajikochou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こちょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkochou

exaggeration

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive exaggeration

Example sentences

  • His stories have a lot of exaggeration in them.

  • The effectiveness of the advertisement was exaggerated.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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