JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 冗: "superfluous, uselessness"
The kanji 冗 means "superfluous, uselessness". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | superfluous, uselessness |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1782 of 2,501 |
Common words with 冗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 冗談joke; jest; funny story
- 冗談じゃないit's no joke; gimme a break!
- 冗談めかしてjokingly; in the form of a joke
- 冗談抜きでseriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
- 冗談半分half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
- 半分冗談(talking in a) half-joking manner
- 冗談が過ぎるto carry a joke too far
- 冗長tedious; verbose; wordy; lengthy · redundancy
- 冗句redundant phrase · joke
- 冗waste; uselessness; redundance
- 冗談を飛ばすto crack a joke; to tell a joke
- 冗長性redundancy
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