superfluous, uselessness
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji "冗" really conveys the idea of uselessness or being superfluous. It is primarily used in noun compounds rather than as a stand-alone word. Some common compounds that include this kanji are "冗談" (じょうだん), which means "joke," and "冗員" (じょういん), meaning "supernumerary," referring to extra staff that are not needed. Another example is "冗言" (じょうげん), which means "chatter" or unnecessary talking. This kanji has a more formal or literary feel, so you might see it in written Japanese, but it may not come up as often in everyday conversations.
Example sentences
その冗長な説明は不要だ。
That redundant explanation is unnecessary.
Meanings across languages
- English
- superfluous, uselessness
- Tiếng Việt
- thừa thãi, vô dụng
- 日本語
- 冗長, 無駄
- 한국어
- 여분의, 무용지물
- 中文
- 多余, 无用
- id
- tambah, berlebihan
- th
- เกินความจำเป็น
- es
- superfluo
- fr
- superflu
- de
- überflüssig
- pt
- supérfluo
Common compounds
- 冗談joke, jest, funny story
- 冗員supernumerary, superfluous staff, excess personnel
- 冗官supernumerary official
- 冗句redundant phrase, joke
- 冗言chatter, useless words
- 冗多superabundance
- 冗長tedious, verbose, wordy
- 冗費unnecessary expense
Words using this kanji
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