Word Meaning 過言

かげん kagen

過言 is read as かげん (kagen) and means exaggeration.

Meaning

English

exaggeration
overstatement
saying too much
misstatement
slip of the tongue
gaffe

Reading

Kana

かげん

Romaji

kagen

Writing Variants

過言かごん kagon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 5471 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much

言過ぎ

いいすぎ

exaggeration

言過ごす

いいすごす

to talk or say too much

といっても過言ではない

といってもかごんではない

it is no exaggeration to say

過半数

かはんすう

majority

過去

かこ

one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)

過ぎ

すぎ

past

過程

かてい

process

過失

かしつ

fault

過労

かろう

overwork

過ち

あやまち