Joke
noun, の adjective
When you have a superfluous talk you aren't being serious, you're telling a joke.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
きつい冗談
a harsh joke
くだらない冗談
a stupid joke
悪い冗談
a bad joke
冗談交じり
partly joking, with jokes mixed in
冗談ぬき
all kidding aside, seriously
冗談半分
half in jest
冗談ですます
to pass something off as a joke
冗談でする
to do something as a joke
冗談で言う
to speak in jest
冗談を交える
to mix in a joke
冗談を言い合う
to bandy jokes with one another
冗談を言う
to say a joke
冗談でもそんなこと言わないで。
Please don't say things like that even as a joke.
彼女は冗談が上手で、いつも楽しませてくれます。
She's good at telling jokes and always entertains us.
トーフグはポッドキャストで冗談ばかり言っている。
Tofugu likes joking on their podcast.