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[おも()·しろ()·]
omoshiroi
i adjective

English Meaning(s) for 面白い

i adjective
  1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
  2. amusing; funny; comical
  3. enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
  4. good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging (usu. in the negative)

Definition and Synonyms for 面白い

Humourous full of or characterized by humor
Synonyms: おかしい, ユーモラス, おもしろおかしい, 滑稽, 面白い
Funny arousing or provoking laughter
Synonyms: おかしい, おもしい, おもろい, コミカル, おもしろおかしい, 滑稽, 面白い
Interesting arousing or holding the attention
Synonyms: おもろい, 興味深い, 面白い
Entertaining agreeably diverting
Synonyms: おかしい, 楽しい, 面白い
Merry offering fun and gaiety
Synonyms: 楽しい, 楽しげ, 賑やか, 面白い
Gratifying affording satisfaction or pleasure
Synonyms: 喜ばしい, 愉快, 楽しい, 満足, 痛快, 面白い
Delicious greatly pleasing or entertaining
Synonyms: おもろい, 喜ばしい, 小気味良い, 愉快, 楽しい, 面白い
Fun violent and excited activity
Synonyms: 面白い, 面白さ
Propitiousness the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
Synonyms: 面白い, 面白さ
Amusement a feeling of delight at being entertained
Synonyms: おこし, 慰み, 慰む, お楽しみ, 楽しみ, 楽しむ, , 面白い, 面白さ

Meanings for each kanji in 面白い

» mask; face; features; surface
» white

Categories 面白い is a member of

Favorableness the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
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Delight a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
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Activity any specific behavior
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 面白い

Conjugations for 面白い

Adjective stem
[おも()·しろ()]
omoshiro
te-form
[おも()·しろ()··]
omoshirokute
Negative te-form
[おも()·しろ()····]
omoshirokunakute
Adverbial Form
[おも()·しろ()·]
omoshiroku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[おも()·しろ()·]
omoshiroi
Present Indicative Negative Form
[おも()·しろ()···]
omoshirokunai
Past Indicative Form
[おも()·しろ()···]
omoshirokatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[おも()·しろ()·····]
omoshirokunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[おも()·しろ()···]
omoshirokereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[おも()·しろ()·····]
omoshirokunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[おも()·しろ()····]
omoshirokunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[おも()·しろ()····]
omoshirokattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[おも()·しろ()······]
omoshirokunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[おも()·しろ()·]
omoshirosa

Sample Sentences for 面白い

I enjoy watching soccer on TV.
The more I studied psychology, the more interesting I came to find it.
The movie got more and more exciting, until at length, people were sitting on the edge of their chairs.
You will find both of the books interesting.
I found the book interesting.

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そうですね:)

#2 Posted by over 1 year ago

日本語を習うは面白い

#1 Posted by Monox D. I-Fly over 6 years ago


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