Vocab Info

N1 Noun

過言(かごん)exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much

    2. Noun

      2.

      misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe

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    過言 【かごん】過言 【かげん】

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      世界一(せかいいち)(うつく)しい」という言葉(ことば)過言(かごん)です。

      The phrase "the most beautiful in the world" is an exaggeration. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

      • N1

      生徒(せいと)に「(きみ)天才(てんさい)だ」と()うのは過言(かごん)である。

      Saying "You are a genius" to a student is an exaggeration. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

      • N1

      あの優秀(ゆうしゅう)生徒(せいと)英語(えいご)(りょく)世界(せかい)通用(つうよう)すると()っても過言(かごん)ではない。

      It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the English skills of that excellent student are internationally applicable. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

      • N1

      ドレミの音階(おんかい)(おぼ)えた生徒(せいと)に「将来(しょうらい)音楽家(おんがくか)だ」と()うなんて、過言(かごん)です。

      To say "you'll be a musician in the future" to a student who has learned the Do-Re-Mi scale is an exaggeration. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

      • N1

      レシピを()ながら料理(りょうり)(つく)った弟子(でし)(たい)して一流(いちりゅう)料理(りょうり)(にん)だと()うのは過言(かごん)である。

      Saying that the apprentice who cooked while looking at the recipe is a first-class chef is an exaggeration. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

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