Word details

ホラ話

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ホラ話.

Dictionary

Entry

ホラ話ほら話法螺話ほらばなしNounFreq #84877
1

tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit

Examples
ケビンが言うことはほら話ばかりなので、誰も彼のことを信じなかった。
Nobody believed Kevin because all he ever told were tall stories.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tale, talk

13 strokesFrequency 134JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はな.すはなし

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

8 strokesFrequency 100JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ホウハッホッフラン

Kun

のり

Nanori

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

17 strokesGrade 9

On

Kun

にしにな

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