JLPT N5 vocabulary
面白い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
おもしろい4Nakadaka · falls inside
i-adjective
Meaning
- interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling
- amusing, funny, comical
- enjoyable, fun, entertaining, pleasant, agreeable
- good, satisfactory, favorable, desirable, encouraging, usually in the negative

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 面白い | 面白 |
| Plain past過去形 | 面白 | 面白 |
| Polite presentです形 | 面白い | 面白 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 面白 | 面白 |
| Te-formて形 | 面白 | 面白 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 面白い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 面白 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 面白 | 面白 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 面白 | 面白 |
Example sentences
お父さんは見た目こそ怖いが、面白い人です。
Although Dad has a scary appearance, he is an interesting person.
佐藤さんは可愛いと言い、面白いと言い、僕の理想の女性だ。
Considering that Sato is cute and funny, she's my perfect girl.
彼女は面白いというかユニークというか、素敵な人だと思う。
She's interesting, or maybe I should say unique—either way, I think she's a wonderful person.