Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 洒落(しゃらく) in Japanese

洒落
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
しゃらく
Romaji
sharaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    frank; open-hearted
    Example sentence
    非常にうまい洒落だったので、満場爆笑した。 It was such a nice joke that everybody burst out laughing.

Examples of 洒落, しゃらく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

洒

9 strokes

wash, sprinkle

On'Yomi: シャ, ソン, サイ, セン, セイ

Kun'Yomi: すす.ぐ, あら.う

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落 JLPT 3

12 strokes

fall, drop, come down

On'Yomi: ラク

Kun'Yomi: お.ちる, お.ち, お.とす

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