それは、冗談のつもりで言ったのだ。

Sentence Analyzer

それ 冗談 つもり 言った

English Translation

I meant it as a joke.

Furigana

それは、冗談(じょうだん)のつもりで()ったのだ。

Romanji

Sore wa, jōdan no tsumori de itta no da.

Words

其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
積もり (つもり)
intention; plan; conviction; belief
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word