superfluous, uselessness
冗 centers on excess beyond what is needed: something superfluous, redundant, or useless. It describes things that are unnecessary or add no value.
冗 is thought to combine 冖 (cover) and 几 (table), suggesting something covered and set aside as extra or unnecessary. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Picture a covered table (冖 over 几) with items piled on it that nobody needs—just superfluous clutter. The cover hides useless things.
For ジョウ, imagine a junk drawer overflowing with superfluous items, and you say "Joe, throw this out!" Joe -> ジョウ, and the useless clutter is cleared.
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joke; jest; funny story
tedious; verbose; wordy; lengthy; longwinded; prolix
fully redundant
waste; uselessness; redundance
redundant phrase
supernumerary; superfluous staff; excess personnel
superabundance
supernumerary official
redundancy
verbosity
redundancy; superfluity
unnecessary work; unnecessary expense
worthless painting and writing
chatter; useless words
verbiage; wordiness; tautology; blabber; chatter; unnecessary talk
to carry a joke too far
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to pass (something) off as a joke
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly