VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

面白い

おもしろい
hepburn omoshiroi

interesting, fun

Part of speech · i-adjective

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Examples

  1. この本はとても面白いです。
    This book is very interesting.
  2. 面白い話を聞きました。
    I heard an interesting story.

Collocations

面白い本面白い人面白い話面白くない (not interesting)面白かった (was fun)

Mnemonic

面白い omoshiroi — i-adjective. ① "fun/interesting" (book, movie, story) ② "curious/intriguing" (phenomenon). Etymology: 面 (face) + 白 (white) — "face brightens" = something fascinating. Opposite: つまらない tsumaranai (batch 2).

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