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Definition and Synonyms for 冗談
| 1. | 冗談 | 上手なユーモアによって特徴づけられる活動 |
| Jocularity | activity characterized by good humor | |
| Synonyms: | 冗談 | |
| 2. | 冗談 | 感じのよい、あるいは愉快な発言 |
| Pleasantry | an agreeable or amusing remark | |
| Synonyms: | 冗談 | |
| 3. | 冗談 | 真剣に取られるべきでない些細な事 |
| Joke | a triviality not to be taken seriously | |
| Synonyms: | 冗談 | |
| 4. | 道化 | 笑いを誘おうとするユーモラスな逸話または言葉 |
| Laugh | a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | |
| Synonyms: | ギャグ, ジョーク, 冗談, 戯, 戯る, 戯れ, 戯れる, 戯言, 戯言, 戯れ言, 洒落, 洒落, 洒落, 洒落る, おどけ話, 諧謔, 道化, 道化る | |
| 5. | 戯れ | 言葉による機知、または嘲り（しばしば他人を犠牲にするが、真剣に取られない） |
| Fun | verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) | |
| Synonyms: | ふざく, ふざけ, ふざける, 冗談, 戯る, 戯れ, 戯れる |
Categories 冗談 is a member of
| 1. | 気晴らし | 気晴らしをしたり、楽しんだり、刺激になったりするような活動 |
| Recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates | |
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| 2. | 冗談 | 上手なユーモアによって特徴づけられる活動 |
| Jocularity | activity characterized by good humor | |
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| 3. | 卑小さ | 重要でなく、些細であるとか、くだらないといった特質 |
| Puniness | the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous | |
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| 4. | ヒューモー | 巧妙さ、話術または不合理さが笑いを引き起こすメッセージ |
| Humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | |
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Sample Sentences for 冗談
私は外国人なのでその冗談の意味が分からなかった。
Being a foreigner, I couldn't catch on to the joke.
私は下品な冗談は好きじゃないんだが、君がそんな冗談を口にするのは私は気に入ってるんだ。
I don't like dirty jokes, but I get a kick out of it when you tell them.
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