JMdict: 2047020
冗談半分 【じょうだんはんぶん】
- [n] half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
冗 | Superfluous, Uselessness | ジョウ | |
談 | Discuss, Talk | ダン | |
半 | Half, Middle, Odd Number, Semi-, Part- | ハン | なか.ば |
分 | Part, Minute Of Time, Segment, Share, Degree, One's Lot, Duty, Understand, Know, Rate, 1%, Chances, Shaku/100 | ブン, フン, ブ | わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ |