Keyword
superfluous
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig321
Readings
Composed of
roof without a chimney
desk
Used in vocabulary (45 in total)
jest; joke; funny story
it's no joke; gimme a break!
jokingly; in the form of a joke
Examples (128 in total)
His jokes are not funny at all.
Was that a joke?
I told you that was just a joke.
This is not a joke.
Is this some kind of joke?
This is a joke.
Is this a joke?
Sorry, I only meant it as a joke.
I didn't get the joke.
We could not help laughing at the joke.
That joke isn't funny.
Is that a joke?
It is no joke.
I only meant it as a joke.
The whole class laughed at his joke.
That was a joke.
We couldn't help laughing at the teacher's joke.
I took it as a joke.
I thought it was a joke.
I'm kidding.
I'm just kidding.
It isn't a joke.
Of course, it's a joke.
I meant it as a joke.
I said so by way of a joke.
Stop joking.
This is no time for joking.
Are you joking, or are you serious?
His joke made us all laugh.
His jokes amused me.
His jokes made us laugh.
He is always joking.
He tells a good joke.
He thought the whole thing a bad joke.
He didn't get the joke.
He regarded the story as a joke.
He made a joke about it.
He's good at telling jokes.
He said so only by way of a joke.
He said so by way of a joke.
He keeps telling the same jokes over and over again.
He didn't get her joke.
He could not help laughing at her jokes.
He was amused at my joke.
They were always making jokes.
They all laughed at his jokes.
I cannot help laughing at her jokes.
Her jokes made us all laugh.
I cannot help laughing at her joke.
She regarded the story as a joke.
At first, she thought it was a joke.
It is true, it is not a joke.
Did you think I was joking?
Do you think I'm joking?
I could not but laugh at the joke.
I cannot help laughing at the joke.
I could not but laugh at his joke.
Ignore what he said. He was only joking.
We all laughed at his joke.
We couldn't help laughing at his joke.
He began with a joke.
I was hoping that it was a joke.
His joke set everyone laughing.
She ended her speech with some jokes.
This was meant as a joke.
Saying "it's just a joke" is an excuse.
He said it merely as a joke.
I took it as a joke and did not answer.
It's merely a joke.
It was a stupid joke.
He laughed at my joke.
She was amused at the joke.
She told him a joke, but he didn't think it was funny.
I like your jokes. They're very funny.
Don't joke like that.
My uncle told me the story by way of a joke.
"Now and then I think of divorcing him." "You must be kidding!"
It was only a joke.
It's nothing but a kind of joke.
It is nothing but a joke.
I regarded your offer as a joke.
That is the funniest joke that I have ever heard.
His joke borders on insult.
On hearing the joke, he burst out laughing.
I am fed up with his vulgar jokes.
Don't take me seriously. I'm only joking.
Are you joking or are you serious?
It is not always easy to make a good joke.
At his joke, they all burst into laughter.
We thought his threat was only a joke.
Can there be a computer intelligent enough to tell a joke?
Joking aside, what are you trying to say?
I didn't get Mary's joke.
He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.
I had a good laugh at her joke.
Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
Don't take it seriously. It's a joke.
Never tell a lie, either for fun or from fear.
His joke eased the tension in the room.
Mr. Smith always begins his lectures with a joke.
Tom laughed at my jokes.
I told Tom a joke, but he didn't laugh.
Tom jokes are really funny.
The whole class burst out laughing at Tom's joke.
No one laughed at Tom's jokes.
Tom didn't like Mary's jokes at all.
Tom is good at telling jokes.
Tom thought it was a joke, but no one laughed.
Tom is always joking.
Tom wasn't kidding.
Tom is joking.
I thought Tom was joking.
Is Tom joking?
Tom laughed at all my jokes.
Tom laughed at my joke.
Tom couldn't believe that no one laughed at his jokes.
Tom laughed at her joke.
His joke made all the class burst into laughter.
He entertained us with jokes all evening.
She took my joke seriously.
At my joke, the audience burst into laughter.
I don't like this kind of joke.
His crude jokes made Jane angry.
I just meant it as a joke.
I was just kidding when I said that.
I was bored with his old jokes.
After their quarrel, my wife tried to make some jokes to lighten up the mood.
I have had quite enough of his jokes.