〜げ
N2ge
seeming; looking (as if); with an air of
Formation
i-Adj stem + げ / na-Adj + げ / Verb-stem + たげ
Chinese meanings
显得;一副……样子
Chinese formation
い形容词词干+げ;な形容词词干+げ;动词ます形去ます+たげ
Chinese usage
表示从表情或举止中看出某种感情。
Chinese notes
像な形容词一样使用,如げな、げに。
Examples
- 彼女は窓の外を寂しげに見つめていた。She was gazing out the window with a lonely look.她寂寞地望着窗外。
- 少年は得意げな顔で、描いた絵を見せてくれた。The boy proudly showed me the picture he had drawn.男孩一脸得意地给我看他画的画。
- 何か言いたげな様子だったが、彼は黙って帰っていった。He looked as if he wanted to say something, but he left without a word.他看起来似乎想说什么,却默默回去了。
Notes
Describes a feeling visible in someone's face or manner; conjugates like a na-adjective (〜げな, 〜げに). Rather literary.
#appearance#emotion#written
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ge');
{
"id": "ge",
"pattern": "〜げ",
"romaji": "ge",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "seeming; looking (as if); with an air of",
"formation": "i-Adj stem + げ / na-Adj + げ / Verb-stem + たげ",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼女は窓の外を寂しげに見つめていた。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{窓|まど}の{外|そと}を{寂|さび}しげに{見|み}つめていた。",
"en": "She was gazing out the window with a lonely look."
},
{
"ja": "少年は得意げな顔で、描いた絵を見せてくれた。",
"furigana": "{少年|しょうねん}は{得意|とくい}げな{顔|かお}で、{描|えが}いた{絵|え}を{見|み}せてくれた。",
"en": "The boy proudly showed me the picture he had drawn."
},
{
"ja": "何か言いたげな様子だったが、彼は黙って帰っていった。",
"furigana": "{何|なに}か{言|い}いたげな{様子|ようす}だったが、{彼|かれ}は{黙|だま}って{帰|かえ}っていった。",
"en": "He looked as if he wanted to say something, but he left without a word."
}
],
"tags": [
"appearance",
"emotion",
"written"
],
"notes": "Describes a feeling visible in someone's face or manner; conjugates like a na-adjective (〜げな, 〜げに). Rather literary.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "cc114c9137ea3546c75a1487703fc243386f04664beaadca9e70c0ef1f7af512",
"meanings": [
"显得",
"一副……样子"
],
"formation": "い形容词词干+げ;な形容词词干+げ;动词ます形去ます+たげ",
"explanation": "表示从表情或举止中看出某种感情。",
"notes": "像な形容词一样使用,如げな、げに。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼女は窓の外を寂しげに見つめていた。",
"zh": "她寂寞地望着窗外。"
},
{
"ja": "少年は得意げな顔で、描いた絵を見せてくれた。",
"zh": "男孩一脸得意地给我看他画的画。"
},
{
"ja": "何か言いたげな様子だったが、彼は黙って帰っていった。",
"zh": "他看起来似乎想说什么,却默默回去了。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#ge",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "505fb11054f79a1f29dc1920b330f12ab57b1ba17aecbc42554154df50a186d6"
}
}