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贅言 (ぜいげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
verbosity ; redundancy ; superfluous words
Refers to using more words than necessary; can describe speech or writing that is wordy or contains unnecessary repetition. Often used in critical or self-deprecating contexts.
贅ぜい 言げん を 省はぶ い て 、 簡かん 潔けつ に 報ほう 告こく し て ください 。
Please omit redundancies and report concisely.
Similar words 冗じょう 長ちょう 冗長 is a more common word for 'verbose' or 'long-winded', often used to describe writing or speech that is unnecessarily long. 贅言 is more specific to the presence of superfluous words or redundancy, and is less frequent.
余よ 計けい 余計 means 'extra' or 'unnecessary' in a broad sense, while 贅言 specifically refers to unnecessary words or verbosity.
Etymology Composed of 贅 (ぜい, 'luxury' or 'superfluity') and 言 (げん, 'word' or 'speech'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound directly conveys the idea of 'superfluous words'.
