洒落 (しゃれ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

洒落 (しゃれ) means joke / pun / witty remark.

See example sentences below.

洒落 at a glance

洒落

しゃれshare

N2noun

joke / pun / witty remark

洒落しゃれshareN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

joke / pun / witty remark

Example 1

彼のしゃれはいつもおもしろい。

Translation

His jokes are always funny.

Example 2

しゃれを言って皆を笑わせた。

Translation

He made a pun and made everyone laugh.