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    3. 針小棒大

    針小棒大

    針しん小しょう棒ぼう大だい

    exaggeration

    NTNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    しんしょうぼうだい

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    exaggeration, making a mountain out of a molehill
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    針
    はり…(2)
    needle・pin・staple・stinger
    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    棒
    rod・stick・cane・pole・club…(1)
    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
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