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Horrible Japanese jokes

Welcome to Oyaji Gag, a repository for all the horrible Japanese jokes we used to amuse ourselves (because others certainly aren't laughing!)

The Rules:

  1. Like /r/jokes, the punchline must be in the text, not the title.

  2. Please post explanations to jokes if requested.

  3. If you're reposting an oyaji gag from somewhere else on Reddit, try to credit the original poster.

  4. Posts of YouTube and image gags are allowed as self posts.

  5. If an oyaji gag thread pops up elsewhere on reddit, link them here and help this sub grow!

Related subs:

/r/japan

/r/LearnJapanese

/r/oyajigag

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3

Tongue twister time: What caused trouble with tasty treats at the table?

弟と父さんと夫が音を立てて食べていた。

0 Comments
2024/11/02
17:38 UTC

19

How do Japanese Chihuahuas say hello?

こんにちはは

1 Comment
2024/06/30
16:22 UTC

10

What do you call a bicycle that's prone to incidents?

A 事変車(じへんしゃ)

1 Comment
2024/06/29
02:20 UTC

21

What did the Japanese architect say to the American bridgeworker?

はし上手ですね。

1 Comment
2024/06/20
08:13 UTC

6

"You should stop eating Mexican food"

"黙れ"

1 Comment
2024/06/14
18:52 UTC

18

A Miko goes to a National Park in California

妖精見て

5 Comments
2024/06/13
14:27 UTC

10

Traditional Japanese joke (long):

One day, an elderly man and his wife decided they wanted to eat dumplings. The man said he would walk to town and buy them from the dumpling shop. His wife reminded him not to walk past the cemetery, but he ignored her and went that instead. Once in town, he bought a box of 10 dumplings and headed back, again passing the cemetery. When he got home, they sat down to enjoy the dumplings, and he carefully lifted the lid from the bamboo box. But low and behold, there were only nine dumplings in the box. Any idea why?

Punchline: One was stuck to the lid.

(if you’re not laughing at this joke, it probably means you’re not Japanese)

But there’s more.

So the elderly man and his wife played rock scissors paper to see who would eat the single dumpling that was stuck to the lid and he won, so he ate it. A few moments later, he fell over and died. Several days later, his wife was holding his funeral with friends and loved ones gathered around. They decided to open the casket to take one last look at the elderly gentleman. They carefully opened the casket, but lo and behold he wasn’t in there. Any idea why?

Yes, that’s right, he was stuck to the lid.

7 Comments
2024/05/29
04:54 UTC

0

My reaction to most Oyaji-gags:

No ginger….

4 Comments
2024/05/29
04:45 UTC

15

What Is Mario's Name In Japanese?

逸見マリオ

1 Comment
2024/05/27
12:04 UTC

34

Best reaction to an oyaji gag I've ever gotten

Two months ago, u/xkanatachix posted a true masterpiece

When you watch Jaws in Japanese dub

日本語ジョーズですね

At lunch today, I decided to turn this one-liner into a shaggy dog story for my Japanese coworker.

The key point, though, was that I didn't warn him that I was working up to a joke:

「あの有名な70年代の映画、最初のブロックバスターとも言われる、ジョーズという映画は見たことありますか。」

「ジョーズ2ですか。」

「いいえ、最初の方。」

「はい、見ました。」

「我々日本語を勉強している人達の中では、その映画は一つのゴールですよ。当然、母国語な人みたいに完璧に日本語しゃべられることは不可能です。しかし、あの映画を、字幕なしで、日本語の振り替えバージョンで見る時に、すべて理解すれば、その時は初めて日本語上手と言えます。」

「日本語上手?」

「ジョーズだからです。」

His look of pure, utter disappointment when he got the joke was everything I want in this world.

5 Comments
2024/05/16
20:19 UTC

3

A Horsefly Flies Away

あぶない

0 Comments
2024/05/16
04:02 UTC

20

I tidy up using the kondo method...

next time!

1 Comment
2024/04/19
05:32 UTC

29

What do you call a hardworking curry?

お疲れ!

6 Comments
2024/04/08
07:11 UTC

61

When you watch Jaws in Japanese dub

日本語ジョーズですね

2 Comments
2024/03/04
10:29 UTC

13

Haven’t had sushi in a while

ひさし鰤だった

0 Comments
2024/03/04
04:50 UTC

6

He just wouldn’t stop talking about how he used to raise flies in May

五月蝿飼った

0 Comments
2024/03/03
09:48 UTC

6

I’m going to strangle you forever

長久

0 Comments
2024/03/03
09:30 UTC

5

What drug is okay to give to kids?

カニビス🦀

0 Comments
2024/02/20
06:48 UTC

1

Which pig might you be visited by on the night before Christmas?

クリスマスイブ イノシシ

1 Comment
2024/01/27
04:37 UTC

13

How do you say hello to Momo Taro?

こんピーチは

0 Comments
2024/01/23
00:47 UTC

14

I once had a really large egg length-wise.

I can't remember clearly though, it was a long たまご.

1 Comment
2023/12/31
14:21 UTC

7

A vampire's kiss

吸血鬼はどんなキスをしますか?

ホチキス

1 Comment
2023/12/31
03:15 UTC

11

I'd made plans with my friend to play some DOTA earlier but right before they called to cancel.

It was a ドタキャン

1 Comment
2023/12/17
07:34 UTC

7

A tournament for Dragon Ball Fighter Z is being held one evening...

One player from Japan, who skipped eating all day to get in more training time, just got utterly humiliated in a match where his opponent beat him in a perfect set. Thinking he just needed to eat something to calm down, he started walking away.

The tournament organizer asked him, "Where do you think you're going?"

The player said, "晩ご飯".

The organizer replied, "Now now, don't blame the character choice for your loss."

1 Comment
2023/12/04
05:11 UTC

8

when I lost the herd, it was the only thing I wanted and what I couldn’t bear to do

失う(牛now)

5 Comments
2023/11/13
08:39 UTC

5

An Osakan soldier was angry at his boss

He shouted "なにlieutenantアホ"

4 Comments
2023/10/17
09:46 UTC

37

Did you hear that there’s a new Star Wars show out?

あ、そうか?

2 Comments
2023/10/17
09:25 UTC

7

The most cursed kanji

3 Comments
2023/10/05
22:21 UTC

2

群馬県に行ったら、一番良い惚ける場所は?

白根山

1 Comment
2023/09/29
06:50 UTC

32

Konbini staff asked me if I needed chopsticks and where I am from

I just answered 要らん

0 Comments
2023/09/29
01:00 UTC

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