能書き | Japanese meaning

能書き【のうがき】

Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement
statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drugsee also 効能書き【こうのうがき】

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能書き【のうがき】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
のうがき

Generated definitions (experimental)

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

This usage refers to the act of promoting oneself or one's products in an exaggerated manner, often highlighting their best features.

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He is boasting about the excellence of his new product.

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I thought that others would not be fooled by his self-advertisement.

statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug

In this context, the term is used to describe the positive attributes or benefits of a medicine, often found in promotional materials or packaging.

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The description of the virtues of that medicine stated that there are no side effects.

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The doctor provided a detailed statement of the virtues of the new treatment.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to boast about one's abilitiesto list one's merits or qualitiesto have a lot of claims or boastsas claimed; according to the boastsdescription of the virtues of a drugadvertisement claiming excellenceto contradict the claims madewithout any boasting; modestyadvertisement of a product’s meritsto read the claims (on a product)

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう:

やくひん薬品などのこうのう効能をしるした記したもの．.また、そのことば言葉．.こうのうかき効能書き．.
おのれ己のりてん利点をせんでん宣伝すること．.また、そのことば言葉．.

とくい得意になってこうじょう口上いい言いがのうがき能書きをならべ並べだしたものでしたから、それにつられて、あたりのもの者がどやどやとろく六、しちにん七人きど木戸をくぐりました．.きごう（ささき佐々木みつぞう味津三きごう『うもん右門とりものちょう捕物帖きごう』きごう）

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1. 、、、わかっ分かってん。

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

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