N3850/1669
冗談
nounnoun (generic)
Reading
じょうだん
Meanings
joke, jest, funny story
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Example sentences
それは冗談だよ。
That's a joke.
冗談を言わないでください。
Please don't tell jokes.
彼の冗談はいつも面白い。
His jokes are always funny.
冗談のつもりで言ったのに、彼女は本気にしてしまった。
I meant it as a joke, but she took it seriously.
そんな冗談は笑えないよ。
That kind of joke isn't funny.
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