おかしい

おかしい · okashii · JLPT N4 · i-adj

odd

🍬 okashi = sweets; okashii = sweets with an extra i taste strange and funny

お菓子 (okashi) means sweets or snacks. Stretch the final i and you get おかしい: strange, odd, funny. Verbal hook: Oh, that okashi is okashii, this candy tastes odd. The two words are unrelated in origin, but the near-identical sound makes them stick together.

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