誇張|こちょうkochou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbexaggeration
    その報告ほうこくではホールの収容能力しゅうようのうりょくが誇張こちょうされていた。↗
    The report exaggerated the capacity of the hall.
Conjugation
Dictionary form誇張する(こちょうする)
Polite (masu)誇張します(こちょうします)
Negative (nai)誇張しない(こちょうしない)
polite (masen)誇張しません(こちょうしません)
classical zu / nu誇張せず・誇張せぬ(こちょうせず・こちょうせぬ)
Past (ta)誇張した(こちょうした)
polite (mashita)誇張しました(こちょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)誇張しなかった(こちょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)誇張しませんでした(こちょうしませんでした)
Te form誇張して(こちょうして)
Potential誇張できる(こちょうできる)
Passive誇張される(こちょうされる)
Causative誇張させる(こちょうさせる)
Causative passive誇張させられる(こちょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)誇張すれば(こちょうすれば)
tara誇張したら(こちょうしたら)
Volitional誇張しよう(こちょうしよう)
polite (mashou)誇張しましょう(こちょうしましょう)
Imperative誇張しろ(こちょうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related言い過ぎるいいすぎるNeutralSays more than is warranted — going too far in what one says; 「誇張」 stresses deliberate exaggeration rather than careless overstatement.
  • Related大げさに言うおおげさにいうNeutralAn idiomatic phrase for overstating things, common in colloquial speech; 「誇張」 is more at home in written prose and also covers exaggeration as an artistic technique.
  • Antonym控えめひかえめNeutralAn antonym: moderate, reserved or understated — the opposite of 「誇張」's inflating things beyond the facts.

Use 「誇張」 for deliberate exaggeration of facts or as an artistic device, as in 「誇張表現」. In everyday speech say 「大げさに言う」; use 「言い過ぎる」 when someone has said too much; 「控えめ」 is the opposite, for modest, understated statements.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 実態じったいよりも大おおきく見みせること。大袈裟おおげさに表あらわすこと。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also

JLPT vocabulary levels are community estimates, not official (no official lists have been published since the 2010 revision).

Say it right, write it right

Core lookup works fully offline, with cloud pronunciation and one-tap save & review. Free, no sign-up.

Free downloadWindowsFree downloadmacOSDownload on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
MobileiOS / Android

Android

QR code for the Google Play pageGet it on Google Play

Scan it with your Android phone to install, or search for “Tomoshi” on Google Play.

iOS

QR code for the App Store pageDownload on the App Store

Scan it with your iPhone camera to install, or search for “Tomoshi” in the App Store.

Install the browser extensionLook words up on any web page · Chrome / Edge / Safari

Screenshot of a Tomoshi lookup resultScreenshot of Tomoshi lookup results on a phone

Windows macOS Chrome / Edge / Safari extension iOS / Android