面白

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おも
Grade: 3
しろ
Grade: 1

Etymology

Stem of 面白い (omoshiroi, interesting), analyzable as (omo, face) + (shiro, white).[1]

First cited to the Kogo Shūi of 807 with the spelling 於茂志呂;[1] the Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai distinction has been lost at that time.

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) もしろ [òmóshíró] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [o̞mo̞ɕiɾo̞]

    Noun

    (おも)(しろ) • (omoshiro) 

    1. something interesting
      • 807, Kogo Shūi:
        阿波禮。言天晴也。阿那於茂志呂。古語、事之甚切、皆稱阿那。言〇面明白也。
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Adjective

    (おも)(しろ) • (omoshiro) -na (adnominal (おも)(しろ) (omoshiro na), adverbial (おも)(しろ) (omoshiro ni))

    1. feeling interested
      • 1906, Seiju Hangai (半谷清寿), 将来之東北, 丸山舎書籍部:
        (たま)(たま)(れき)()(いち)(ぐう)(とう)(ほく)不利(ふり)()(おも)(しろ)なる(ちょう)(てき)とか(ぞく)(ぐん)とか、[...]
        Tamatama rekishi no ichigū ni tōhoku ni furi fu-omoshironaru chōteki toka zokugun toka,[]
        (please add an English translation of this example)

    Inflection

    References

    1. おも‐しろ 【面白】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
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