Meaning of らしい in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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らしい
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Romajirashii
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- auxiliary adjective
- Meaning
- seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...
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- 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 ...
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Example Sentences
らしい used in context
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Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.
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It bears fruit, but it seems it may even set root from cuttings?
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ただし、安全日だからって、中出ししても妊娠しないというわけではないらしいです。
However, it seems that just because it's a 'low risk day' doesn't mean that you won't get pregnant from intravaginal ejaculation.
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His head had been shattered by a savage blow from some heavy weapon.
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余談だが、この念発火能力のことをパイロキネシスというらしい。
By the by, this ability to will fire into existence is apparently called pyrokinesis.
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The magician Sarah. Apparently people call her "The Great Mage" or some such.
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