冗 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「冖」
道3Junior high level ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「冖」
- On
- ジョウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- superfluous
Origin
What is left over and useless — superfluous.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジョウ | 冗談・冗長・冗費 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 冗談じょうだん
joke
- 冗長じょうちょう
verbose
Example
冗談を言って場をやわらげた。
I lightened the mood with a joke.
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