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過言

Readings

Kana: かごん、かげん
Romaji: kagon, kagen
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

exaggeration; saying too much

2

misstatement; slip of the tongue; blunt saying

Kanji

Readings: カ、 す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、 す.ごす、 あやま.つ、 あやま.ち、 よ.ぎる
Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word

Example Sentences

(かれ)天才(てんさい)()っても過言(かごん)ではない。
➥It is not too much to say that he is a genius.
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彼女(かのじょ)天使(てんし)だといっても過言(かごん)ではない。
➥It is no exaggeration to say that she is an angel.
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(いま)原子力(げんしりょく)時代(じだい)だといっても過言(かごん)ではない。
➥It is not too much to say that this is the atomic age.
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(かれ)天才(てんさい)だと()っても過言(かごん)ではない。
➥It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.
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(いま)(くるま)時代(じだい)だと()っても過言(かごん)ではない。
➥It is not too much to say that this is the age of cars.
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現代(げんだい)原子力(げんしりょく)時代(じだい)だといっても過言(かごん)ではない。
➥It is not too much to say that this is the atomic age.
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