重複
ちょうふく · choufuku · JLPT N1 · noun
duplicate
📄📄 重 (double, layer) + 複 (copy) = double copy, so duplication or repetition
重 means layered or heavy, and 複 means copy or multiple. Stacking one copy on top of another gives 重複: duplication, overlap, or redundancy.
重 — person 人 + east 東 (phonetic)
Originally depicted a person carrying a heavy bundle on their back, suggesting weight and burden. The 東-like element served as a phonetic component. Over time the character split into two readings: zhòng meaning 'heavy' and chóng meaning 'repeat/again'.
じゅうふく · juufuku · JLPT N1 · noun
duplicate
📄📄 重 (layer, again) + 複 (double) = stacked doubles: duplication, repetition, overlap
重 means heavy, layered or again, and 複 means double or compound. Together they describe copies stacked on copies, so the word covers duplicates, repeats and overlaps.
重 — person 人 + east 東 (phonetic)
Originally depicted a person carrying a heavy bundle on their back, suggesting weight and burden. The 東-like element served as a phonetic component. Over time the character split into two readings: zhòng meaning 'heavy' and chóng meaning 'repeat/again'.