verbiage; wordiness; tautology; unnecessary talk
Refers to using more words than needed, or repeating the same idea in different words. Can describe both the habit of talking too much and the resulting speech or writing.
彼の説明は冗語が多くて、要点がわかりにくい。
His explanation is full of verbiage, making it hard to grasp the main point.
「馬から落馬する」は冗語の例だ。
'Falling off a horse from a horse' is an example of tautology.
重言 is a more technical term for tautology or redundant expression, often used in linguistics. 冗語 is more common in everyday contexts.
Standard kanji form for 'verbiage' or 'tautology'.
Rarely used kanji form; 冗語 is preferred.
Compound of 冗 (superfluous) and 語 (word). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows directly from the kanji components.