How to say joke in Japanese

JLPTN2
洒落☆ateji【しゃれshare】シャレSHARE Inflection

noun:

  • joke; pun; jest; witticism; wordplay

adjectival noun:

  • smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious; refined ➜ お洒落

Example Sentences

冗談joudanじゃねえjaneeよyo。
It's not a joke.
わwa、笑いごとwaraigotoじゃないjanaiよyo！本当にhontouni大変taihenなんだnandaからkaraさsa。
It's no joke! It's really a pain, you see.
正直shoujikiがga聞いて呆れるkiiteakireruよyo。
Him, honest? What a joke!
よくyoku聞いたらkiitara、ネタNETAじゃなくてjanakuteマジボケMAJIBOKEだったdattaみたいmitaiですdesu。
When I asked afterwards it seems he hadn't said that as a joke.
もちろんmochiron冗談joudanとto思ってomotte彼kareはha「あっそasso」とto流していましたnagashiteimashitaけどkedoかなりkanari嫌iyaだったdattaそうsouですdesu。（ってゆうかtteyuuka冗談joudanでもdemoそんなsonnaことkoto言うiuなna！）
Of course he thought it was a joke and let it slide with a "hm?" but he was seriously annoyed. I mean, just don't say things like that even as a joke!

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