Word details

洒落

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 洒落.

Dictionary

Entry

洒落ゃれシャレFreq #34487
1

Common noun

joke; pun; jest; witticism; wordplay

Examples
私たちはその教授が昔から言っているしゃれにうんざりしている。
We are tired of the professor's old joke.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious; refined

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

wash, sprinkle

9 strokesFrequency 2,440

On

シャソンサイセンセイ

Kun

すす.ぐあら.う

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

12 strokesFrequency 420JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ラク

Kun

お.ちるお.ちお.とす

Nanori

おち

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