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面白い

おもしろい

omoshiroi

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interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling — 面白い
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面
白
い
おも
しろ

omoshiroi

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling

    EXAMPLE
    それは面白(おもしろ)い。
    That's interesting.

  2. amusing; funny; comical

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は面白(おもしろ)い話(はなし)をした。
    He told a funny story.

  3. enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable

    EXAMPLE
    トランプは面白(おもしろ)い。
    It's fun to play cards.

  4. good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging

    EXAMPLE
    何(なに)か面白(おもしろ)い番組(ばんぐみ)やってないかな。
    I wonder if there's anything good on TV.

What does 面白い mean in English?

  1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling(adj-i)
  2. amusing; funny; comical(adj-i)
  3. enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable(adj-i)
  4. good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging(adj-i)

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面白い (omoshiroi)