冗談半分

じょうだんはんぶん

Meanings

1. Noun half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein

Kanji

• 冗 superfluous. Read as ジョウ.
• 談 talk. Read as ダン.
• 半 half. Read as ハン.
• 分 part. Read as ブン.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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