kougei wa omoshiroi desu.

topic particle

Breakdown of kougei wa omoshiroi desu.

• です: to be
• 面おも白しろい: interesting
• 工芸こうげい: traditional or artistic craftwork

Questions & Answers about kougei wa omoshiroi desu.

How do you read 工芸 は 面白い です?

A common reading is:

こうげい は おもしろい です。

• 工芸 = こうげい
• は is written ha but pronounced wa here because it is the topic particle
• 面白い = おもしろい
• です = desu

So the full sentence is read:

こうげい は おもしろい です。

Why is は pronounced wa instead of ha?

When は is used as the topic particle, it is pronounced wa.

So in this sentence:

• 工芸は = As for crafts / Speaking of crafts

This is a very common thing in Japanese:

• written: は
• pronounced: wa

But when は is part of a word, it is usually pronounced ha.

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