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冗談半分 (じょうだんはんぶん) — half joking | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
冗談半分

冗談半分

冗じょう談だん半はん分ぶん

half joking

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology28 strokes

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じょうだんはんぶん

Noun

1.

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

yojijukugo

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Kanji that make up this word

superfluous・uselessness

なか.ば…(2)

half・middle・odd number・semi-・part-

わ.ける・わ.け・わ.かれる・わ.かる・わ.かつ…(5)

part・minute of time・segment・share・degree…(8)

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