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おかしい (okashii)

strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 3

Meaning

可笑しい (おかしい, okashii) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

彼かれの様子ようすがおかしい。

He's acting strange.

彼かれの話はなしはおかしい。

His story sounds strange.

その冗談じょうだんはおかしくない。

That joke isn't funny.

彼かれの口調くちょうは少すこしおかしい。

His accent sounds a little quaint.

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