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Japanese symbol for “redundancy”

Romaji: choufuku
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy

In Japanese, redundancy is , read (choufuku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, vi duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

heavy, important, esteem
on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう
9 strokes · JLPT 3
duplicate, double, compound
on: フク
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “redundancy”

WordReadingMeaning
だそく dasokuredundancy; superfluity; useless addition
にじゅうか nijuukaduplication; redundancy
じょうちょう jouchouredundancy
じょうちょうせい jouchouseiredundancy
じょうちょうど jouchoudoredundancy (information theory)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうよう juuyouimportant; essential; significant
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
きちょう kichouprecious; valuable
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
じゅうだい juudaiserious; important; significant
じゅうりょう juuryouweight
ふくすう fukusuuplural; multiple
ふくざつ fukuzatsucomplex; complicated; intricate

See also: Chinese symbol for “redundancy”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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