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:N1

Frequency:1782

Vocabulary

ジョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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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one (in documents)

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