JLPT N3 · Noun

冗談 (joudan)

冗談 (じょうだん, joudan) is a Japanese noun meaning “joke; jest”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょうだん
Romaji: joudan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

joke; jest; funny story · noun

Example sentences

冗談はもうたくさんだ。

No more of your jokes, please.

Tatoeba #146106

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 冗談

superfluous, uselessnessジョウ · 4 strokes

discuss, talkダン · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 冗談.

相談そうだんconsultation雑談ざつだんchatting縁談えんだんmarriage proposal会談かいだんtalks (i.e. formal discussions)対談たいだんtalk座談会ざだんかいsymposium

Source: JMdict entry 1355540 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.