Translation guide
Describes speech or writing that uses too many words, often in a tedious or overly elaborate way.
To describe someone or something that is unnecessarily verbose, often in a critical way.
A common and neutral term for verbosity, often used in formal or written contexts to describe unnecessarily long speech or text.
To describe language that is unnecessarily elaborate, pompous, or full of fancy words.
冗長 is formal and often used for writing or speeches. くどい implies repetition and nagging, common in casual speech. 長ったらしい focuses on excessive length and is also casual.
There is no single direct translation for 'wordy'. Using 言葉が多い (kotoba ga ooi) is possible but less natural than the options above.
彼の説明は冗長で、要点が分かりにくかった。
His explanation was wordy and hard to follow.
An i-adjective meaning 'wordy' in a tedious, repetitive, or nagging way. Often used in casual conversation.
His stories are always so wordy, it's tiring to listen.
An i-adjective meaning 'long-winded' or 'drawn-out', with a negative nuance. Common in spoken Japanese.
His speech was so wordy that everyone got bored.
A more literary or formal term for 'verbose' or 'prolix', often used in writing criticism.
This novel is wordy and needs editing.
An i-adjective meaning 'roundabout' or 'circumlocutory'. It implies using too many words to say something simple.
His way of speaking is so wordy and roundabout that I don't know what he wants to say.
A noun or na-adjective meaning 'talkative' or 'voluble', often implying a fluent but possibly excessive use of words.
He is a wordy person, and meetings often drag on.
Variant of 饒舌, also meaning 'talkative' or 'verbose'. Slightly less common.
I got fed up with his wordy explanation.