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    3. 大げさ

    大げさ

    大おおげ​さ​

    exaggerated

    N1KMT7News #20+1CoreRef L1AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    大袈裟

    おおげさ

    Adjective

    1.
    exaggerated, overdone, overblown, hyperbolic, bombastic, grandiose

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの話はなしはいつも大おおげさだ。

    His stories are always exaggerated.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    そんなに大おおげさに心しん配ぱいしなくても大だい丈じょう夫ぶだよ。

    You don't have to worry so exaggeratedly; it'll be fine.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは少すこし転ころんだだけで、大おおげさに痛いたがっていた。

    She just fell a little, but she was exaggerating her pain.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    広こう告こくの表ひょう現げんが大おおげさすぎて、商しょう品ひんの信しん頼らい性せいが疑うたがわれる。

    The advertising expression is too exaggerated, making the product's reliability questionable.

    KMT7Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは些さ細さいな出で来き事ごとを大おおげさに表ひょう現げんすることで、聴ちょう衆しゅうの関かん心しんを引ひいた。

    He attracted the audience's attention by exaggerating minor events.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyArt & Design

    Characters that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    Kanji
    げ
    ge
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
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