Meaning

Primary

Joke

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

When you have a superfluous talk you aren't being serious, you're telling a joke.

Reading

じょうだん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

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.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 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

Context Sentences

つまらない冗談に係わってるひまはないんだよ。

I have no time to waste on a stupid joke.

トーフグはポッドキャストで冗談ばかり言っているが、時々冗談の通じない人からいかりのメールをもらうことがあります。

Tofugu likes joking on their podcast, but sometimes they get angry emails from people who don't get the jokes.

冗談はヤメてよ!何でフレンチレストランなんて行きたいの?私達の柄じゃないっしょ。飲めればどこでもいいじゃん?違う?

Stop joking around. Why do you want to go to a French restaurant? We shouldn’t break our pattern. If we’re just going drinking, anywhere is fine, right?

Kanji Composition