〜っぽい

ppoi

-ish; -like; tends to (casual)

Formation

Noun / Verb-stem / i-Adj stem + っぽい

Chinese meanings

像……的；容易……的

Chinese formation

名词／动词ます形去ます／い形容词词干＋っぽい

Chinese usage

表示外观或性质像某物，或者容易出现某种倾向。

Chinese notes

语气较口语；怒りっぽい指容易生气。

Examples

Furigana

この服ふくはちょっと子こどもっぽいから、別べつのにしよう。
This outfit is a bit childish, so let's go with a different one.
这件衣服有点孩子气，换别的吧。
最さい近きん忘わすれっぽくなって、困こまっている。
I've become forgetful lately, and it's a problem.
最近容易忘事，让我很困扰。
あの白しろっぽいビルが、新あたらしい市し役やく所しょです。
That whitish building is the new city hall.
那栋发白的楼就是新市政府。

Notes

Noun + っぽい: seems like X though it isn't (大人っぽい). Verb-stem + っぽい: tends to (怒りっぽい). Compare 〜らしい, which means truly typical of X.

#appearance#tendency#casual

Related N3 grammar

〜ものだ〜もの / 〜もん〜ことにしている〜一方だ〜らしい（typical of）まるで〜ようだ〜に決まっている〜たびに

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ppoi');

{
  "id": "ppoi",
  "pattern": "〜っぽい",
  "romaji": "ppoi",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "-ish; -like; tends to (casual)",
  "formation": "Noun / Verb-stem / i-Adj stem + っぽい",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この服はちょっと子どもっぽいから、別のにしよう。",
      "furigana": "この{服|ふく}はちょっと{子|こ}どもっぽいから、{別|べつ}のにしよう。",
      "en": "This outfit is a bit childish, so let's go with a different one."
    },
    {
      "ja": "最近忘れっぽくなって、困っている。",
      "furigana": "{最近|さいきん}{忘|わす}れっぽくなって、{困|こま}っている。",
      "en": "I've become forgetful lately, and it's a problem."
    },
    {
      "ja": "あの白っぽいビルが、新しい市役所です。",
      "furigana": "あの{白|しろ}っぽいビルが、{新|あたら}しい{市役所|しやくしょ}です。",
      "en": "That whitish building is the new city hall."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "appearance",
    "tendency",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "Noun + っぽい: seems like X though it isn't (大人っぽい). Verb-stem + っぽい: tends to (怒りっぽい). Compare 〜らしい, which means truly typical of X.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7e86d0ddbdb001440777688cf7a542ba9f796ee535833588a4eb4674fa4893ca",
    "meanings": [
      "像……的",
      "容易……的"
    ],
    "formation": "名词／动词ます形去ます／い形容词词干＋っぽい",
    "explanation": "表示外观或性质像某物，或者容易出现某种倾向。",
    "notes": "语气较口语；怒りっぽい指容易生气。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この服はちょっと子どもっぽいから、別のにしよう。",
        "zh": "这件衣服有点孩子气，换别的吧。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "最近忘れっぽくなって、困っている。",
        "zh": "最近容易忘事，让我很困扰。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "あの白っぽいビルが、新しい市役所です。",
        "zh": "那栋发白的楼就是新市政府。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#ppoi",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "365a7118a81f2ec8ca8a2de40e3b9057d41fce95daefb4ce337656b79a903696"
  }
}