Japanese symbol for “hyperbole”
誇大
こだい
Romaji: kodai
exaggeration; hyperbole
In Japanese, hyperbole is 誇大, read こだい (kodai).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n exaggeration; hyperbole
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hyperbole”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誇張法 | こちょうほう kochouhou | hyperbole |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誇り | ほこり hokori | pride; boast; credit (to) |
| 誇る | ほこる hokoru | to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in |
| 誇張 | こちょう kochou | exaggeration |
| 誇示 | こじ koji | flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.) |
| 誇らしい | ほこらしい hokorashii | proud; haughty; arrogant |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hyperbole”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.