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Japanese word 洒落: joke / pun / witty remark. Meanings and example sentences.

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洒落 (しゃらく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

洒落 (しゃらく) means joke / pun / witty remark.

See example sentences below.

洒落 at a glance

洒落
しゃらくsharaku
N1adj
joke / pun / witty remark
洒落しゃらくsharakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 洒落

Core meaning

joke / pun / witty remark

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼のしゃれが面白かった。

Translation

His joke was funny.

Example 2

しゃれた服を着ているね。

Translation

You are wearing stylish clothes.

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