Kanji

What does the kanji 冗 mean?

冗 means redundant, superfluous; verbose. On'yomi ジョウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiジョウ
Strokes4
Main radical冖
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ジョウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework4 strokes

redundant, superfluous; verbose

Memory hook

A stool (几) left unused under a roof (冖) — REDUNDANT, SUPERFLUOUS.

Main radical

冖cover 2 strokes

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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Common words

  • 冗談じょうだんjoke, jest

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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