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〜らしい
rashii · apparently ~; typical of ~
〜らしい reports something heard or inferred (apparently), and after a noun it can mean typical of: 春らしい天気, real spring weather.
How to form it
| Verb / い-adj (plain) + らしい | 来るらしい |
| Noun / な-adj + らしい | 学生らしい |
How it is used
As hearsay it is vaguer than そうだ, with more distance from the source.
As typical of: 「子どもらしい絵」, a picture just like a child would draw.
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- 田中さんは会社を辞めるらしいです。Apparently Tanaka is quitting the company.
- 明日は雪が降るらしいです。Apparently it's going to snow tomorrow.
- 今日は春らしい天気ですね。It's real spring weather today.
- もっと学生らしい服を着なさい。Wear something more suitable for a student.