冗長

• 読み: じょうちょう
• ローマ字: jōchō
• 漢字の分解: 冗 (jō) — superfluous, excess; 長 (chō) — long
• 発音: /dʑoːtɕoː/

意味

Verbose; redundant; excessively wordy; padded with unnecessary content.

A na-adjective (冗長な) or noun describing writing, speech, or processes that are needlessly long-winded. In IT and engineering, it can also mean 'redundant' in the sense of backup redundancy (though 冗長性 is the more technical form). The literary sense carries a clearly negative connotation.

例文

1. この報告書は冗長で、要点が見えにくい。
2. 冗長な説明を避け、簡潔にまとめてください。
3. 冗長なコードはメンテナンスを困難にする。

使い方ガイド

場面: writing, editing, business, programming

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From 冗 (superfluous, useless) and 長 (long). 冗 originally described an extra official position without real duties — something present but unnecessary.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated