じょう
冗
ちょう
長

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. tedious, verbose, wordy, lengthy, longwinded, prolix.
  2. redundancy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
冗
ちょう
長
 冗長 じょうちょう

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)
long, leader, superior
チョウ　なが.い　おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant