How to say "intriguing" in Japanese

• 面白いおもしろいJLPT N5approx.Common
  i-adjectiveCovers 'intriguing' fully: something so interesting or fascinating that it arouses your curiosity, like a mysterious story or an unusual idea. This is the common word, so it is normally the one to use.
  新聞しんぶんには何なんも面白おもしろいことは載のっていない。↗

  There is nothing interesting in the newspaper.
• おもろい
  i-adjectiveA less common variant of 面白い that can express 'intriguing' in the same way, but it is seldom the word you want; 面白い does the same job and is the common choice.

Both words translate 'intriguing' in the same way — something that arouses curiosity or holds your interest — so the choice is mostly about commonness: 「面白い」 is the common, default word, while 「おもろい」 is a less common variant of it.

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• 面白いおもしろいinteresting
• おもろいinteresting