Lexical entry
ジョーカー
jookaa
A joker card, or a person who acts like a funny guy.
Meaning
Used for the joker in card games, and by extension for someone who jokes around or plays the clown.
- card game joker
- joking or funny person
Examples
Example Sentences
最後の最後でジョーカーを引いてしまった。
I ended up drawing the joker at the very last moment.
generated example
このゲームではジョーカーが最強のカードです。
In this game, the joker is the strongest card.
generated example
彼はクラスのジョーカーで、いつもみんなを笑わせている。
He is the joker of the class and always makes everyone laugh.
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Related
オールマイティ
オールマイティ
Something all-powerful or, in cards, the highest-value card or a wild card.
キング
キング
A king, especially the chess piece or the top card figure.
クイーン
クイーン
A queen, including the chess piece and the highest female title in karuta.
ジャック
ジャック
A jack; especially the card rank, a connector, or the act of hijacking.
Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- multiple-category-candidates, jlpt-borderline, related-candidate-uncertain
- Active language
- English