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Japanese symbol for “overstate”

Romaji: iisugiru
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

In Japanese, overstate is , read (iisugiru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v1, vt to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

say, word
on: ゲン、ゴン
kun: い.う、こと
7 strokes · JLPT 4
overdo, exceed, go beyond
on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “overstate”

WordReadingMeaning
おおげさにいう oogesaniiuto exaggerate; to overstate
いいすごす iisugosuto talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いう iuto say; to utter; to declare
ことば kotobalanguage; dialect
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
せんげん sengendeclaration; proclamation; announcement
げんご gengolanguage
ひとこと hitokotosingle word; a few words; brief comment
かこ kakothe past; bygone days
すぎ sugipast; after

See also: Chinese symbol for “overstate”.

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.

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