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    3. 誇張

    誇張

    誇こ張ちょう

    exaggeration

    N1KMT9News #30+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    こちょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    exaggeration

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    彼かれの話はなしはいつも誇こ張ちょうが多おおい。

    His stories always contain a lot of exaggeration.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    広こう告こくでは、商しょう品ひんの効こう果かが誇こ張ちょうされることがよくある。

    In advertisements, the effects of products are often exaggerated.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance
    芸げい術じゅつ作さく品ひんの中なかには、感かん情じょうを表ひょう現げんするために意い図と的てきな誇こ張ちょうが用もちいられることがある。

    In some works of art, intentional exaggeration is used to express emotions.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyArt & DesignLiterature
    インターネット上じょうでは、注ちゅう目もくを集あつめるために誇こ張ちょうされた情じょう報ほうが拡かく散さんされやすい。

    On the internet, exaggerated information tends to spread easily to attract attention.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyInternet & Social Media
    事じ実じつを誇こ張ちょうして伝つたえることは、信しん頼らいを損そこなう行こう為いだ。

    Conveying facts with exaggeration is an act that damages trust.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    誇
    ほこ.る…(1)
    boast・be proud・pride・triumphantly
    張
    は.る・-は.り・-ば.り…(3)
    counter for bows & stringed instruments・stretch・spread・put up (tent)
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