ほんの冗談にすぎない。

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ほんの 冗談 すぎない

English Translation

It is nothing but a joke.

Furigana

ほんの冗談(じょうだん)にすぎない。

Romanji

Honno jōdan ni suginai.

Words

本の (ほんの)
mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)
冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
過ぎる (すぎる)
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

Kanji

Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk