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冗談

戯談、 串戯、 串戲

Readings

Kana: じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん
Romaji: jōdan, gidan, gedan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

jest; joke; funny story

Note: じょうだん is sometimes written 笑談
See also: 笑談 (reading しょうだん, entry #2)

Kanji

Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk
Readings: ギ、 ゲ、 たわむ.れる、 ざ.れる、 じゃ.れる
Meanings: frolic, play, sport
Readings: カン、 ケン、 セン、 くし、 つらぬ.く
Meanings: shish kebab, spit, skewer
Readings: ギ、 ゲ、 たわむ.れる、 たわむ.れ
Meanings: play, frolic, sport

Example Sentences

冗談(じょうだん)はやめて。
➥Get serious.
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冗談(じょうだん)じゃない。
➥It's no joke.
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(かれ)(はなし)冗談(じょうだん)だ。
➥His talk was a mere game.
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冗談(じょうだん)でしょう。
➥You must be kidding!
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冗談(じょうだん)じゃねえよ。
➥Are you freaking kidding me?!
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冗談(じょうだん)()けたよ。
➥My joke went over very well.
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