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冗 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: ジョウ  ·  Kunyomi: -  ·  Meanings: superfluous, uselessness

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JLPT N1
Meanings
superfluous, uselessness
Onyomi
ジョウ
Kunyomi
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
じょう waste, uselessness, redundance Noun
冗談 じょうだん joke, jest, funny story common JLPT-N3 Noun
冗漫 じょうまん verbosity Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
饒舌 じょうぜつ talkativeness, garrulity, loquacity Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
冗談じゃない じょうだんじゃない it's no joke, gimme a break! Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
冗長化 じょうちょうか duplication, to make redundant Noun
冗長 じょうちょう tedious, verbose, wordy, lengthy, longwinded, prolix Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
冗語 じょうご verbiage, wordiness, tautology, blabber, chatter, unnecessary talk Noun
冗員 じょういん supernumerary, superfluous staff, excess personnel Noun
冗物 じょうぶつ redundancy, superfluity Noun
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