ほんの冗談だよ。

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ほんの 冗談

English Translation

I am only joking.

Furigana

ほんの冗談(じょうだん)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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

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