noun🔗Share冗談, ジョークAn amusing story."My brother told a funny joke about a clumsy student in class. "兄は授業でドジな生徒について面白いジョークを言った。entertainmentstorycommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冗談, ジョークSomething said or done for amusement, not in seriousness."It was a joke!"冗談だよ！entertainmentcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share根本的な問題、主要な問題The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one"The joke of the entire family vacation was Grandma's sudden announcement that she'd forgotten her walking cane. "家族旅行全体の根本的な問題は、おばあさんが杖を忘れたと突然発表したことだった。entertainmentstoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冗談、笑いものA laughably worthless thing or person; a sham."The president was a joke."大統領は笑いものだった。entertainmentcharacterlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share冗談を言う, からかうTo do or say something for amusement rather than seriously."I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking."言ったことは本気じゃなかったんだ、冗談を言っていただけだよ。entertainmentcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share冗談を言う, からかう(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with."My brother likes to joke with me about my bad luck at the school lottery. "兄は、学校の宝くじで僕が運が悪いことについて冗談を言うのが好きだ。entertainmentcommunicationlanguageactioncharacterhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share冗談を言う, からかうTo make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally."to joke a comrade"仲間をからかう。entertainmentcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
