面白い

Meanings

1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
2. amusing; funny; comical
3. enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
4. good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 面

  Meanings

  mask, face, features, surface

  On reading

  メン、ベン

  Kun reading

  おも、おもて、つら

  Strokes

  9

• 白

  Meanings

  white

  On reading

  ハク、ビャク

  Kun reading

  しろ、しら-、しろ.い

  Strokes

  5

Example sentences

• 新聞には何も面白いことは載っていない。

  There is nothing interesting in the newspaper.

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• これは私が読んだ中で一番面白い本です。

  This is the funniest book in my reading.

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• 彼女は子供たちに面白い話をしてあげた。

  She told her children an amusing story.

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