縷る々る綿めん々めん

る

め

ん

め

ん

Meanings

1

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

long-winded; tediously detailed; going on and on

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Describes speech or writing that is excessively detailed and drawn out, often with a negative connotation. A yojijukugo used in formal or literary contexts.

彼かれの説

せつ

明めい

は

縷る

々る

綿めん

々めん

と

し

て

、

要よう

点てん

が

つかめ

なかっ

た

。

His explanation was so long-winded that I couldn't grasp the main point.

縷る々る綿めん々めんたる講こう義ぎに学がく生せいたちはうんざりしていた。

The students were fed up with the tediously detailed lecture.

Kanji

縷thread
綿cotton

Related words

長なが々ながしい
長々しい is a more common adjective meaning 'long-winded' or 'lengthy', while 縷々綿々 is a literary yojijukugo with a stronger emphasis on tedious detail.
くどい
くどい is a casual adjective for 'verbose' or 'repetitive', whereas 縷々綿々 is formal and often used in written language.

Built from

縷る々る+綿めん々めん

Written forms

縷る々る綿めん々めん
Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo.
縷る縷る綿めん綿めん
Variant with repeated kanji instead of iteration marks.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 縷 (thread, detailed) and 綿 (cotton, continuous), with repetition emphasizing endless, detailed continuation. The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of reduplication in four-character idioms.