冗じょう

noun

waste; uselessness; redundancy

Refers to something being superfluous, unnecessary, or wasteful. Often used in compounds or set phrases; as a standalone noun it is somewhat literary or formal.

• その説せつ明めいは冗じょうに過すぎない。

  That explanation is nothing more than redundant.

• 冗じょうを省はぶいて要よう点てんだけ話はなしてください。

  Please cut out the unnecessary parts and just give the main points.