面白い
おもしろい
hepburn omoshiroi
interesting, fun
Part of speech · i-adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- この本はとても面白いです。This book is very interesting.
- 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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