Jokes in Japanese: Learn Japanese through Jokes, Oyaji Gyagu, and Wordplay - Paperback

by Yumi Boutwell (Author), John Clay Boutwell (Author)

Dad jokes. Every culture has them, but Japanese takes these groan-worthy yet clever puns to an all new level. Behold, the power of oyaji gyagu The Japanese language has a large number of homophones. This makes creating puns and wordplay fairly easy. Not too fond of oyaji gyagu? Don't worry. We will also cover fun riddles and jokes that won't make Dad even grin.Features- The Joke or Riddle: Given in Japanese, romaji, and English- Explanation: Most of these jokes involve wordplay and that usually requires some explanation. We also touch on grammar when appropriate.- Vocabulary: Every vocabulary word is defined so you will fully understand the Japanese.