冗じょう談だん
Meanings
Noun
1. joke; jest; funny story
What kind of joke is that?
Kanji used
superfluous
conversation
Pitch accent
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Composed of
waste; uselessness; redundance
talk; story; conversation
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
Examples (102 in total)
I'm just kidding.
Tee-hee, it's a joke.
That was a joke.
Was that a joke?
Stop joking.
Of course, it's a joke.
Is that a joke?
This is a joke.
Don't take it seriously. It's a joke.
I didn't get the joke.
Is this a joke?
What kind of joke is that?
Is this some kind of joke?
I only meant it as a joke.
That earlier one was just a joke.
That joke isn't funny.
I told you that was just a joke.
Isn't it just a joke?
Hee hee, it's just a joke, so you don't need to apologize.
It's merely a joke.
It was a stupid joke.
It doesn't sound like a joke or sarcasm.
Don't joke like that.
My, my, surely you're joking.
Ha ha ha, is that some kind of joke?
I just meant it as a joke.
He didn't get the joke.
Did you think I was joking?
Do you think I'm joking?
This is not a joke.
We couldn't help laughing at the teacher's joke.
His joke made us all laugh.
At first, she thought it was a joke.
They were always making jokes.
The scary part is that it doesn't sound like a joke.
We could not help laughing at the joke.
This is no time for joking.
His jokes made us laugh.
His jokes are not funny at all.
It's a joke, don't make that face.
He was amused at my joke.
It is no joke.
That joke is a bit lame.
His joke set everyone laughing.
This was meant as a joke.
Saying "it's just a joke" is an excuse.
I'm so afraid of my jokes falling flat that I can't tell any.
He laughed at my joke.
It was only a joke.
That was one of his typical jokes.
His joke borders on insult.
Don't take me seriously. I'm only joking.
I had a good laugh at her joke.
I didn't get Mary's joke.
Tom laughed at my jokes.
She took my joke seriously.
I don't like this kind of joke.
I have had quite enough of his jokes.
He regarded the story as a joke.
He made a joke about it.
Please don't say things like that, even as a joke.
He thought the whole thing a bad joke.
Sorry, I only meant it as a joke.
They all laughed at his jokes.
Are you joking, or are you serious?
He keeps telling the same jokes over and over again.
He began with a joke.
It was exactly that feeling, and I'm not joking.
I was hoping that it was a joke.
His jokes have a bit of a spiteful edge.
Jokes that go too far hurt people.
His voice was too serious for a joke.
I like your jokes. They're very funny.
He got the audience laughing with some light jokes.
"Now and then I think of divorcing him." "You must be kidding!"
I regarded your offer as a joke.
I am fed up with his vulgar jokes.
Joking aside, what are you trying to say?
We thought his threat was only a joke.
His joke eased the tension in the room.
At my joke, the audience burst into laughter.
His crude jokes made Jane angry.
I was bored with his old jokes.
He could not help laughing at her jokes.
The whole class laughed at his joke.
We all laughed at his joke.
I'm asking just in case, but it's okay to take that as a joke, right?
He said it merely as a joke.
I took it as a joke and did not answer.
Perhaps thanks to the joke, his expression visibly relaxed.
On hearing the joke, he burst out laughing.
I became happy and fired off jokes one after another.
Mr. Smith always begins his lectures with a joke.
He entertained us with jokes all evening.
Ignore what he said. He was only joking.
My uncle told me the story by way of a joke.
It is not always easy to make a good joke.
He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.
Because until a little while ago, no joke, the shop was going under.
Can there be a computer intelligent enough to tell a joke?
Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
After their quarrel, my wife tried to make some jokes to lighten up the mood.