Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 冗談(じょうだん) in Japanese

冗談, 戯談, 串戯, 串戲
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
じょうだん, ぎだん, げだん
Romaji
jōdan, gidan, gedan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    jest; joke; funny story
    Example sentence
    冗談じゃねえよ。 Are you freaking kidding me?!

Examples of 冗談, 戯談, 串戯, 串戲, じょうだん, ぎだん, げだん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

7 strokes

shish kebab, spit, skewer

On'Yomi: カン, ケン, セン

Kun'Yomi: くし, つらぬ.く

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

frolic, play, sport

On'Yomi: ギ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: たわむ.れる, ざ.れる, じゃ.れる

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JLPT 1

4 strokes

superfluous, uselessness

On'Yomi: ジョウ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 3

15 strokes

discuss, talk

On'Yomi: ダン

Kun'Yomi:

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17 strokes

play, frolic, sport

On'Yomi: ギ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: たわむ.れる, たわむ.れ

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