重かさね言こと葉ば

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Meanings

noun

redundant wording; pleonasm; repeated word or phrase

Refers to a stylistic flaw where words with similar meanings are used together unnecessarily, or a word/phrase is repeated. Often discussed in writing guides. Compare 重言 (じゅうげん), which is a more technical term for the same concept.

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
言say, word
葉leaf, plane, lobe
詞part of speech, words, poetry

Related words

重じゅう言げん
More technical term for pleonasm or redundant wording; often used in linguistic contexts. 重ね言葉 is a more everyday term for the same concept.

Built from

重かさねる+言こと葉ば

Written forms

重かさね言こと葉ば
Standard kanji spelling.
重かさね言こと葉ば
Abbreviated spelling; less common but still used.
重かさね詞ことば
Variant using 詞 instead of 言葉.
重かさね詞ことば
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen.

Etymology

Compound of 重ね (かさね, 'piling up, repetition') + 言葉 (ことば, 'word, language'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes 'stacked words'.