冗長(じょうちょう)

じょうちょう
na-adjective
redundant; verbose; long-winded
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.

CONTRAST:

  • 簡潔(かんけつ): concise, brief (antonym)
  • 長(なが)い: long (neutral, no negative nuance)
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Added 2026.1.20 23:05 · Revised 2026.3.31 12:49
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