Illustration: At a small neighborhood cooking class, a guest cook in an extravagantly tall chef's hat makes a solemn entrance carrying a single tiny pudding. As he bows through the low doorway, the hat catches against the lintel and tilts sideways while his carefully balanced pudding remains perfectly upright.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

滑こっ稽けい

kokkei

comical, funny

It can also mean ridiculous. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

あの喜劇役者きげきやくしゃは大変たいへんこっけいだ。
That comedian is very funny.
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彼かれはこっけいな話はなしをした。
He told a funny story.
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道化師どうけしはこっけいな顔かおをした。
The clown made a funny face.
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Kanji in 滑稽

滑slippery; slideOnカツ・コツKunすべる・なめらか
稽think; considerOnケイKunかんがえる・とどめる

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