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滑稽 (こっけい, kokkei) Japanese meaning: funny | Kotomora
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いつも
滑こっ
稽けい
で
、
みんな
を
笑わら
わ
せる
。
His stories are always funny and make everyone laugh.
That movie has many comical scenes.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 滑こっ 稽けい だ something is comical/funny
His excuse was ridiculous.
滑こっ 稽けい な 〈 人ひと 〉 a comical, laughable person
He always makes people laugh with his comical appearance.
〈 動どう 詞し 〉 のは 滑こっ 稽けい だ it's absurd/ridiculous to do something
It's absurd to apologize now.
滑こっ 稽けい に 見み える to look/seem ridiculous
His actions looked absurd to others.
Related words· 8 面白い is the everyday word for 'funny' or 'interesting', while 滑稽 is more formal and specifically emphasizes the absurd, laughable quality of something.
可笑しい can mean 'funny' or 'strange/suspicious', whereas 滑稽 specifically highlights the comical or ridiculous nature of a situation.
ばかばかしい is a blunt, colloquial word for something utterly foolish or absurd, while 滑稽 in its critical sense is a more literary way to call something ridiculous.
珍妙 describes something strangely amusing or bizarre, while 滑稽 focuses on the laughable, comical quality of an action or situation.
Show 4 more 滑稽 is a more formal, literary word that can carry a hint of absurdity or ridicule, while コミカル is lighter, casual, and always affectionate in tone.
滑稽 is a neutral, formal word for something comical, while 傑作 in its joking sense specifically mocks a blunder or absurd remark as hilariously bad.
滑稽 leans toward 'comical' or 'ludicrous' and can sound critical or absurd, whereas ユーモラス is milder and more affectionate.
滑稽 is a more literary word for something comical or absurd, while おかしな is the everyday word covering both funny and odd situations.
Word family humorous flavor; comical touch
comic novel (Edo period)
caricature; comic picture
witty and polished; urbane and humorous
Written forms 滑こっ 稽けい Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
こっけい Usage 7%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when avoiding the kanji.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese word from Chinese 滑稽, which developed senses connected with fluent, witty speech, jesting, and comic performers before coming to mean “comical” or “ridiculous” in Japanese.
smooth-talking and humorous; jocose and comical
