面白い (omoshiroi) Japanese meaning: interesting | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 500面白い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 面白い | 面白くない |
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| Polite | 面白いです | 面白くないですalso 面白くありません |
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| Past polite | 面白かったです | 面白くなかったですalso 面白くありませんでした |
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| Past | 面白かった | 面白くなかった |
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| Te-form | 面白くて | 面白くなくて |
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| Adverbial | 面白く | |
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| Conditional | 面白ければ | 面白くなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 面白かったら | 面白くなかったら |
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Meanings
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This book is very interesting.
His stories are always fascinating.
Usage patterns
〈動詞〉て面白いinteresting/fun to do something
This game turns out to be fun once you try it.
面白いことにinterestingly enough; curiously
Interestingly, he turned out to be someone I'd met yesterday.
〈事〉が面白くないsomething is unsatisfactory or displeasing
I'm not happy with this result.
面白そうな〈物〉something that looks interesting/fun
That looks like an interesting movie.
〈事〉を面白くするto make something interesting or fun
I came up with ways to make the class more interesting.
Expressions
面白いようにwith no effort at all; easily; like nothing
笑える
面白い is a broad adjective covering 'interesting' or 'funny', while 笑える specifically points to something's power to make you actually laugh.
面白い is a common, everyday word for 'interesting' or 'fun', whereas エキサイティング specifically conveys a sense of thrill or excitement.
つまんない
面白い means interesting or fun, the direct opposite of つまんない's boring or dull.
面白い means interesting or enjoyable, contrasting with 味気ない, which describes something dull or empty of interest.
funny story; interesting trivia; fun facts
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for fun; half in jest
fun goods; novelty items; joke products
totally uninteresting; boring as hell
humorous; funny; amusing · enjoyable; pleasant; fun
funny news story; entertaining news story
