Japanese symbol for “verbiage”
冗語
じょうご
Romaji: jougo
verbiage; wordiness; tautology; blabber
In Japanese, verbiage is 冗語, read じょうご (jougo).
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
- n verbiage; wordiness; tautology; blabber; chatter; unnecessary talk
Written forms: 冗語、剰語. Readings: じょうご.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冗談 | じょうだん joudan | joke; jest; funny story |
| 冗長 | じょうちょう jouchou | tedious; verbose; wordy |
| 冗句 | じょうく jouku | redundant phrase |
| 冗漫 | じょうまん jouman | verbosity |
| 冗員 | じょういん jouin | supernumerary; superfluous staff; excess personnel |
| 冗官 | じょうかん joukan | supernumerary official |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
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.