冗談 (じょうだん) — joke

冗談 is read じょうだん and listed as a noun. Meaning: joke; jest; funny story.

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Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 冗談.

縁談えんだん marriage proposal
会談かいだん talks (i.e. formal discussions)
怪談かいだん ghost story
歓談かんだん pleasant talk
講談こうだん storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery
懇談こんだん friendly chat
談笑だんしょう friendly chat
漫談まんだん chat