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What does 冗談 (じょうだん, joudan) mean?

冗談 (じょうだん, joudan) means joke.

Quick facts
Readingじょうだん
Romajijoudan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
じょうだん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjoudan

joke

  1. 1noun joke; jest; funny story

Example sentences

  • That's just a joke.

  • He's always cracking jokes.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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