Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of ほら話(ほらばなし) in Japanese

ほら話, 法螺話
Kana Reading
ほらばなし
Romaji
horabanashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    tall story; cock-and-bull story
    Example sentence
    ケビンが言うことほら話ばかりので誰もこと信じかった。 Nobody believed Kevin because all he ever told were tall stories.

Examples of ほら話, 法螺話, ほらばなし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

13 strokes

tale, talk

On'Yomi: ワ

Kun'Yomi: はな.す, はなし

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

On'Yomi: ホウ, ハッ, ホッ, フラン

Kun'Yomi: のり

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17 strokes

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

On'Yomi: ラ

Kun'Yomi: にし, にな

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