Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “能書き”

能書き

のうがき

advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement

Example sentence

His boosterism makes it sound wonderful but I wonder if he understands how hard it's going to be to actually carry out.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

能
On
のう
Kun
よ.く
Stroke count
10

・ability

・talent

・skill

・capacity

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書
On
しょ
Kun
か.く;-が.き;-がき
Stroke count
10

・write

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