冗
superfluous, uselessness

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

4 / 4

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:4
JLPT:1
Frequency:1782

Vocabulary

ジョウ

WordReadingMeaning
冗談ジョウダンjoke; jest; funny story
冗舌ジョウゼツtalkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
冗員ジョウインsupernumerary; superfluous staff; excess personnel; useless staff
冗官ジョウカンsupernumerary official
冗句ジョウクredundant phrase; joke

Other

WordReadingMeaning
冗舌にょうぜつtalkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
冗じょうwaste; uselessness; redundance
冗談口じょうだんぐちjoke
冗談事じょうだんごとjoking matter
冗口むだぐちchatter; idle talk

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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aperture, cave, den, hole, slit
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fire
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home, house, my husband, our house, residence
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安
cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested
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没
die, disappear, drown, fall into, hide, sink
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沈
aloes, be depressed, be submerged, sink, subside
Grade 8JLPT 2
完
completion, end, perfect
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売
sell
Grade 2JLPT 4
壱
one (in documents)
Grade 8JLPT 1
究
research, study
Grade 3JLPT 4