冗 長(じょうちょう)

じょうちょう

na-adjective

redundant; verbose; long-winded

formallanguage communication

1. redundant; verbose; long-winded; tediously lengthy

Containing unnecessary repetition or excess; using more words or elements than needed.

冗長(じょうちょう)な文章(ぶんしょう)は読(よ)みにくい。

Verbose writing is hard to read.

この説明(せつめい)は少(すこ)し冗長(じょうちょう)だ。

This explanation is a bit long-winded.

冗長性(じょうちょうせい)を排除(はいじょ)して文章(ぶんしょう)を簡潔(かんけつ)にした。

I removed the redundancy and made the text concise.

冗長(じょうちょう) describes something that is unnecessarily long or repetitive. As a na-adjective, it has a generally negative nuance in everyday use.

Forms

冗長(じょうちょう)な〜: redundant, verbose (modifier)
冗長(じょうちょう)に: verbosely (adverb)
冗長性(じょうちょうせい): redundancy (noun form)

Common collocations

冗長(じょうちょう)な文章(ぶんしょう): verbose writing
冗長(じょうちょう)な説明(せつめい): long-winded explanation
冗長性(じょうちょうせい)を排除(はいじょ)する: to eliminate redundancy

Technical use

In computing, 冗長性(じょうちょうせい) (redundancy) has a positive meaning — backup systems that prevent data loss. 冗長(じょうちょう)構成(こうせい) means 'redundant configuration' for fault tolerance.

Similar words

簡潔(かんけつ): concise, brief (antonym)
長(なが)い: long (neutral, no negative nuance)

Related Words

Antonym: 簡潔(かんけつ) (concise, brief)

Compare: 長(なが)い (long)

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Added 2026.1.20 23:05 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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