大袈裟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
け > げ
Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
大げさ

Etymology

From (ō, big) + 袈裟 (kesa, Buddhist robes).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おげさ [òógésá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɡe̞sa̠]

Adjective

(おお)()() • (ōgesa) おほげさ (ofogesa)?-na (adnominal (おお)()() (ōgesa na), adverbial (おお)()() (ōgesa ni))

  1. exaggerated, high-flown

Inflection

Noun

(おお)()() • (ōgesa) おほげさ (ofogesa)?

  1. exaggeration, tall talk

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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