じょう
冗
げん
言

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. chatter, useless words.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
冗
げん
言
 冗言 じょうげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

superfluous, uselessness
ジョウ (8th, N1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)