Word for funny in japanese

The English word «funny» means «something that makes one laugh». What is/are the closest Japanese word/words that match the meaning and the nuance of the word «funny»?

Two possible matches are 楽しい【たのしい】 and 面白い【おもしろい】. However, 楽しい is more like «fun» and 面白い is more like «interesting». There is also 可笑しい【おかしい】, which in my experience is often used with negative connotations. The word «funny» can also have negative connotations, but is usually positive. Another possible match is 滑稽 but this seems to have the sense of «extremely funny».

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I think that 面白い is actually much closer to «funny» than most learners realise, because they think of 面白い as «interesting». It often means «funny», e.g.

アキちゃんはちょうおもしろいよね
Aki is really funny.

Another way of saying «that’s really funny», which hasn’t been mentioned, is

(ちょう)うける

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You’ve basically answered your question — the words you’ve listed are your options. There’s pretty much nothing closer to the English word ‘funny’ than those words; and if there was a more direct translation, it would be unusual enough of a word that it would sound too strange to use in everyday conversation. I’d say to default to 面白い — it would mean something like ‘something that I enjoy(ed) experiencing’, in this case, because it was humorous.

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What is the word ‘funny’ (as an adjective) in Japanese?

When I translate ‘funny’ using Google Translate, it gives me ‘おかしい’, which also means ‘weird’.

So when I want to describe a show being funny, it will be like: この番組はおかしいです。 (This show is weird.)

Isn’t there a proper adjective for the word ‘funny’ in Japanese? Thank you.

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«おかしい» means both «funny» and «weird».
Which one is right depends on contexts.
If you say «This show is funny» in Japanese, you’d be better off using «おもしろい» like «この番組はおもしろい».

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Definition of funny

  1. (n) funny
  1. (adj-i) funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous

    多少、あいつおかしいぜ。
    More or less, he is crazy.

  2. strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric
  3. improper; unsuitable; unbecoming
  4. suspicious
  1. (adj-na, n) funny; humorous; humourous; comical; laughable; ridiculous; joking

    彼はこっけいな性質の人だ。
    He is of a humorous turn of mind.

  1. (adj-na, n) strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  2. unexpected
  3. change
  4. incident; disturbance; disaster; accident
  5. (n-pref) flat (music)
  1. (adj-na, n) facetious; droll; funny
  1. (adj-i) humorous; humourous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical; jocular

    人生は面白おかしい事ばかりではない。
    Life is not all beer and skittles.

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Other people thought it was funny.



他の人々はこれを面白いと思いました


There was so many funny moments and trash-talking.



非常に多くの面白い瞬間とゴミ-話がありました.


Is my new hair style funny?



私の新しい髪型はおかしいのだろうか。


Daddy loves to say funny things.


We saw a funny program on TV.



私たちはテレビでおかしな番組を見ました。


Notice anything funny about this spot?



じっと見てください 何かおかしなところはありますか?


Tom was a very funny man.



トムはとても面白い男だった。


These 😂 funny games for free.



これらは無料で面白いゲームを😂します。


Good old times, seriously funny.



古き良き時代, 真剣に面白いです.


Her quirky smile and funny attitude is amazing.



彼女の風変わりな笑顔と面白い態度は素晴らしいです.


He amused us with funny story.


Also distortions of funny cartoons are possible.



また、面白い漫画の歪みが可能です。


Here, all the characters are very funny.



ここでは、すべての文字が非常に面白いです。


There was a very funny episode.



ここで面白いエピソードがあったんですよ。


Most funny stories are based on comic situations.



おもしろい話しのほとんどがこっけいな場面を基にしている。


Yao race wear clothes, very funny.



八尾レースを着る服は、非常に面白い


They are funny and smart cars.



彼らは面白いとスマートカーである。


It’s really funny because Mitsuna Rei speaks some broken English and she understands a lot of what everybody tells her.



Mitsunaレイは、いくつかの壊れた英語を話すと、彼女は誰もが彼女を告げるものの多くを理解するので、それは本当に面白いです.


And I noticed this in a very funny way.



これはとても面白い方法で気付かされました。


And what makes any of them funny?



そして 何がこれらを 面白くしているのだろう?

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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

1. strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy

  • その
  • オレンジ
  • あとあじ後味
  • へん
  • だった

The orange left a strange taste in my mouth.

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

2. unexpected

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

3. change

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

4. incident; disturbance; disaster; accident

Noun, used as a prefix

5. flatMusic, See also 変ロ短調

Other forms

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變: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.

Japanese Phrase Lesson 9: Fun and interesting! 楽しい!おもしろい! – Review Notes

Today we learned the Japanese words for “fun” (tanoshii) and “funny/interesting” (omoshiroi). In this review, we will learn the negative and past tense of these words, as well as the word for “boring.”

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Number 1:

Tanoshii means “fun.”


When used as an exclamation, it means “this is fun” or “I’m having fun!”

If you want to say that something is not fun, you can say “tanoshikunai.” Add “desu” to the end of the sentence to increase the politeness level.

If you want to say something was fun, you can say “tanoshikatta.”

If you want to say something was not fun, you can say “tanoshikunakatta.”

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Example 1:

日本語を勉強するのは楽しい

Nihongo o benkyō suru no wa tanoshii!

Studying Japanese is fun!

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Example 2:

仕事は楽しくない

Shigoto wa tanoshikunai.

Work is not fun.

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Example 3:

パーティーは楽しかった

Pātī wa tanoshikatta.

The party was fun.

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Example 4:

パーティーはあまり楽しくなかった

Pātī wa amari tanoshikunakatta.

The party was not very fun.

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Number 2:

Omoshiroi means “interesting” or “funny.”


If you want to say something is not interesting or funny, you can say “omoshirokunai.”

If something is not interesting or fun, you can also use the word for “boring” – “tsumaranai.”

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Example 1:

この映画は面白い

Kono eiga wa omoshiroi.

This movie is interesting/funny.

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Example 2:

この映画は面白くない

Kono eiga wa omoshirokunai.

This movie is not interesting.

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Example 3:

 この映画はつまらない

 Kono eiga wa tsumaranai.

 This movie is boring.

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Past tense forms:

omoshirokatta – was funny/interesting

omoshirokunakatta – was not funny/interesting

tsumaranakatta – was boring

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Conclusion:

Now you know how to say interesting – omoshiroi, and fun – tanoshii. We also learned the negative and past tense forms. You can use these words by themselves as exclamations, or in longer sentences as adjectives! To make the sentence more formal, just add “desu.”

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