What does kanji 諄 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 諄 is tedious.

How is kanji 諄 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 諄 are ひちくど.い, くど.い, くどくど, ねんご.ろ; the onyomi readings are シュン.

The main radical for kanji 諄 is 言.

Example words that use kanji 諄 include 諄々, 諄い, 諄諄しい, 回りくどい.

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諄

Meaning

tedious

Stroke Order

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

じゅんじゅん

earnestly

くどい

gaudy (colour, design, etc.)

くどくどしい

wordy

まわりくどい

circuitous

5 reference sentences

彼の説明は少し諄い。

His explanation is a bit tedious.

同じ注意を諄く言わないで。

Don't repeat the same warning over and over.

その話は諄くて途中で飽きた。

That story was so tedious that I got bored halfway through.

諄い言い方は逆効果になることがある。

A tedious way of speaking can sometimes backfire.

彼女は細部まで諄く確認した。

She checked everything thoroughly down to the details.