“Uselessness” or “Inutility” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “冗”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “冗” means “Annoying”, “Onerous” or “Redundance” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “冗”
Jouyou Kanji “冗” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 4 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | じょう(jou) |
| Kun-Yomi | むだ(muda) |
| Meanings | Useless, Waste, Futile, Excess, Extra, Unnecessary |
| Verbose, Slovenly, Tedious |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “冗”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 冗員(じょういん-jo u i n) | Surplus staff, Supernumerary employees, Superfluous employees |
| 冗句(じょうく-jo u ku) | ① Redundant phrase, ② Joke |
| 冗語(じょうご-jo u go) | Redundant term, Verbiage, Wordiness, Tautology, Blabber, Chatter, Unnecessary talk |
| 冗舌(じょうぜつ-jo u ze tsu) | Talkativeness, Garrulity, Loquacity |
| 冗談(じょうだん-jo u da n) | Joke, Kidding |
| 冗長(じょうちょう-jo u cho u) | Redundancy, Wordy, Verbose, Lengthy |
| 冗費(じょうひ-jo u hi) | Unnecessary expenses, Extravagant expense, Superfluous expenses |
| 冗文(じょうぶん-jo u bu n) | Redundancy, Redundant text |
| 冗弁(じょうべん-jo u be n) | Blabber, Chatter, Unnecessary talk |
| 冗漫(じょうまん-jo u ma n) | Verbose, Tedious, Long-winded |
| 冗吏(じょうり-jo u ri) | Surplus staff, Unnecessary officials |
| 冗官(じょうかん-jo u ka n) | Supernumerary officials, Useless office, Unnecessary officials |
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