冗
冗 — Superfluous
superfluous, uselessness
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 冗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冗談 | じょうだん joudan | joke; jest; funny story |
| 冗舌 | じょうぜつ jouzetsu | talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity |
Study notes
冗 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1782 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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