Word Meaning 大げさ
大げさ is read as おおげさ (oogesa) and means exaggerated.
Meaning
English
- exaggerated
- overdone
- overblown
- hyperbolic
- bombastic
- grandiose
Reading
Kana
おおげさ
Romaji
oogesa
Writing Variants
- 大袈裟 おおげさ oogesa
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 11 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12大学
だいがく
former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
Example Sentences
10大げさに言ってる？
Are you exaggerating?
大げさに言うな。
Don't exaggerate now.
それは大げさだよ。
That's stretching the point.
お前はいつも大げさなんだよ。
You're always exaggerating.
トムは大げさに言ってるんだと思う。
I think Tom is exaggerating.
彼は何でも大げさに言う傾向がある。
He has a tendency toward exaggeration.
お前は何でもかんでも大げさに言うよな。
You exaggerate everything.
彼にとって、妻は彼の命そのものだったと言っても決して大げさではない。
It is no exaggeration to say that, as far as he was concerned, his wife was life itself to him.
今日の彼の演説はやたら大げさな言葉が多くて何を言っているのかよくわからなかった。
He used so much inflated language in his speech today I couldn't figure out what he was saying.
時間をつぶす一番効率的な方法は、やはりおしゃべりしたり、大げさに話を盛ったりすることです。
The most effective way to kill time, of course, is chatting, bragging, and having wild conversations.