重ね言葉 かさねことば Also written 重言葉, 重ね詞, 重詞 Meanings Noun repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm See also: 重言 (じゅうげん). Kanji 重 heavy. Read as かさねる. 言 say. Read as こと. 葉 leaf. Read as は. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists