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滑稽 (こっけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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はなし
は
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.
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.
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.
おかしな
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.
こっ
稽けい
洒しゃ
脱だつ
witty and polished; urbane and humorous
smooth-talking and humorous; jocose and comical
