Meaning of と言っても過言ではない in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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と言っても過言ではない, といっても過言ではない
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Kana Readingといってもかごんではない
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Romajitoittemokagondehanai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
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Example Sentences
と言っても過言ではない, といっても過言ではない, といってもかごんではない used in context
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彼女は日本で屈指の優れたテニスの選手であると言っても過言ではない。
It is not too much to say that she is one of the best tennis players in Japan.
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It is no exaggeration to say that she is an angel.
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It is not too much to say that he is a genius.
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It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.
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It is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-rate writer.
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It is not too much to say that this is the age of cars.
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Kanji found in this word
overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
On: カ
Kun: す.ぎる, -す.ぎる, -す.ぎ, す.ごす, あやま.つ, あやま.ち, よ.ぎる
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