Japanese

おもしろい
Meaning: interesting; funny
Part of Speech: Adjective

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Handwriting

面
白
い

Example sentences

This book is very interesting.
面白い話を聞いた
I heard an interesting story.
何か面白い本が読みたい
I want to read something interesting.
この本は何度読んでも面白いです。
This book is interesting no matter how many times I read it.
この映画は結構面白かった。
This movie was quite interesting.
どの本が一番面白いですか。
Which book is the most interesting?
先生のお話はとても面白かったです。
The teacher's talk was very interesting.
「この映画、面白かったね」「うん、そうだね」
"This movie was interesting, wasn't it?" "Yeah, that's right."
昨日の夜、面白いテレビ番組を見た。
I watched an interesting TV program last night.
最近見た映画の中で、これが一番面白かった。
Among the movies I've seen recently, this was the most interesting.

Usage Notes

Can refer to something that is mentally stimulating (interesting) or something that makes you laugh (funny).

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