Word details

冗談じゃない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 冗談じゃない.

Dictionary

Entry

冗談じゃないじょうだんじゃないExpressionFreq #6182
1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

Examples
冗談じゃないよ。あの人は私同様医者なんかじゃないよ。
You can't be serious! He's no more a doctor than I am.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

superfluous, uselessness

4 strokesFrequency 1,782JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジョウ

discuss, talk

15 strokesFrequency 272JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ダン

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