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重複 (ちょうふく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
duplication ; repetition ; overlap ; redundancy
Refers to things being repeated, overlapping, or done more than once unnecessarily. Can be used for data, actions, words, or concepts. The 'restoration' gloss is rare and context-specific.
His explanation overlaps with the previous story.
Kanji 重 heavy, important, esteem 複 duplicate, double, compound Similar words 繰く り 返かえ し 繰り返し is a general word for repetition, often intentional or cyclical, while 重複 emphasizes unwanted or unnecessary overlap.
ダブり ダブり is a casual, colloquial term for duplication or overlap, often used in everyday conversation.
Etymology Compound of 重 (heavy, pile up, repeat) and 複 (duplicate, compound). The reading ちょうふく is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; じゅうふく is a common variant.
