also: じゅうごん
pleonasm; redundancy; tautology
Rhetorical term for using more words than necessary to express an idea, often involving semantic repetition. The example 馬から落馬する (fall off a horse from a horse) illustrates a classic pleonasm.
kanji compound with repeated character
Only with reading じゅうげん
Specifically refers to a kanji compound where the same character appears twice, such as 堂堂. This sense is restricted to the reading じゅうげん.
"Fall off a horse from a horse" is a typical example of pleonasm.
The expression "my headache hurts" is a pleonasm.
"堂堂" is a type of 重言, a compound where the same kanji is repeated.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses. The reading じゅうごん is a variant; see wf2.
Rare variant reading. じゅうげん is the more common reading.
From 重 (repeated) + 言 (word/speech). The term is used in Japanese linguistics and rhetoric to describe redundancy or repetition.