Illustration: At a family dinner in a Japanese apartment, an uncle solemnly holds a long daikon to his ear as though answering an important telephone call. His exaggerated businesslike posture and barely suppressed grin reveal that he is deliberately performing for the children.

ジョーク

jooku

joke

Example sentences

君きみのジョークはひどすぎた。
You went too far in your joke.
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そのジョークは聴衆ちょうしゅうを楽たのしませた。
The joke amused the audience.
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このジョークはフランス語ごでは通用つうようしない。
The joke doesn’t work in French.
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