"冗談" meaning in Japanese

See 冗談 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ːdã̠ɴ] Forms: 冗談 [canonical] (ruby: (じょう), (だん)), jōdan [romanization]
Etymology: By surface analysis, 冗 (jō, “superfluous”) + 談 (dan, “talk”). Etymology templates: {{surf|ja|冗|談|t1=superfluous|t2=talk|tr1=jō|tr2=dan}} By surface analysis, 冗 (jō, “superfluous”) + 談 (dan, “talk”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|じょうだん}} 冗(じょう)談(だん) • (jōdan)
  1. a joke
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      "other": "じょーだん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑo̞ːdã̠ɴ]"
    }
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        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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Download raw JSONL data for 冗談 meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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