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面白い

Interesting


Meaning

Interesting, Amusing, Funny

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

The face of this object is so white! Why is it so white compared to everything else? This is so interesting...


Reading

おもしろい

Explanation

The reading is unlike what you've learned before, at least with the 面 part (白い is just like the vocab word 白い). When you look at the white face of the object you say to your friend Moe: "Oh mo!" (おも) because you want him to come over and look at this. Try to imagine someone you know named Moe, or at least a celebrity or something named Moe.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 面白い事

    interesting matter

    面白い物

    interesting thing

    面白い所

    interesting place

  • とても面白い

    very amusing

    中々面白い

    pretty amusing

    ちょっと面白い

    a bit amusing

  • 話が面白い

    the story is interesting, the conversation is interesting

    仕事が面白い

    work is interesting

    自体が面白い

    something is interesting in and of itself

Context Sentences

それは今まで聞いた中で、一番面白い話でした。

That was the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.

このマンガは、ちょっと下品だけどとても面白いんです。

This manga is a bit crude but it's very interesting.

あいつは面白いやつだけど、ちょっとしたことですぐ切れるのがネックだよな。

He is an amusing guy, his only downside is that he gets angry over the smallest things.


Kanji Composition