冗談のつもりでいった。

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冗談 つもり いった

English Translation

I said so by way of a joke.

Furigana

冗談(じょうだん)のつもりでいった。

Romanji

Jōdan no tsumori de itta.

Words

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.
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

Kanji

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