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
- 冗談じょうだんjoke, jest, funny story
- 冗員じょういんsupernumerary, superfluous staff, excess personnel
- 冗官じょうかんsupernumerary official
- 冗句じょうくredundant phrase, joke
- 冗言じょうげんchatter, useless words
- 冗多じょうたsuperabundance
- 冗長じょうちょうtedious, verbose, wordy
- 冗費じょうひunnecessary expense
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