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冗談半分

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 冗談半分.

Dictionary

Entry

冗談半分じょうだんはんぶんNoun四字熟語Freq #34159
1

half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

冗

superfluous, uselessness

4 strokesFrequency 1,782JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジョウ
談

discuss, talk

15 strokesFrequency 272JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ダン
半

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

5 strokesFrequency 224JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ハン

Kun

なか.ば

Nanori

は
分

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

4 strokesFrequency 24JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ブンフンブ

Kun

わ.けるわ.けわ.かれるわ.かるわ.かつ

Nanori

いたわけ

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