This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

冗談にそういった。

Sentence Analyzer

冗談 そう いった

English Translation

He said so in jest.

Furigana

冗談(じょうだん)にそういった。

Romanji

Jōdan ni sō itta.

Words

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
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
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