ほんの冗談だよ。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
I am only joking.
Furigana
ほんの冗談 だよ。
Romanji
Honno jōdan da yo.
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
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
よ
(よ)
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!