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冗談
じょうだん
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A joke
joudan
N3
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JLPT Level
N3
Intermediate · ~3,750 vocab · News & manga
Kana
じょうだん
Romaji
joudan
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What does 冗談 mean in Japanese?
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The word 冗談 (じょうだん) means "a joke" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary.
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冗談 is read as じょうだん (romaji: joudan). Press the 🔊 Hear it button to hear the pronunciation spoken aloud.
What JLPT level is 冗談?
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冗談 is a JLPT N3 vocabulary item. Intermediate · ~3,750 vocab · News & manga
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