Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of らしい in Japanese

らしい
Romaji
rashii
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary adjective
    Meaning
    seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...
    Example sentence
    幼なじみから大阪大学行くらしい Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    (after a noun, adverb or adjective stem) -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...
    Example sentence
    結ぶが、挿し木根付くらしい It bears fruit, but it seems it may even set root from cuttings?

Examples of , らしい in a sentence