〜らしい(hearsay/conjecture)
N4rashii
apparently; it seems; I hear
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + らしい
Chinese meanings
听说;似乎
Chinese formation
动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+らしい
Chinese usage
根据听闻或其他信息推测情况。
Chinese notes
表示具有典型特征的らしい是另一种用法。
Examples
- 駅の近くに新しいカフェができたらしい。Apparently a new café has opened near the station.听说车站附近新开了一家咖啡馆。
- 部屋の電気が消えている。もう寝たらしい。The light in the room is off. Looks like they've already gone to bed.房间的灯关了,看来已经睡了。
- あの店のラーメンはとても有名らしいです。Apparently that shop's ramen is really famous.听说那家店的拉面很有名。
Notes
Based on something heard or read, so the speaker sounds a little detached. The 'typical of' らしい (男らしい) is a separate N3 point.
#hearsay#conjecture
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('rashii');
{
"id": "rashii",
"pattern": "〜らしい(hearsay/conjecture)",
"romaji": "rashii",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "apparently; it seems; I hear",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + らしい",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "駅の近くに新しいカフェができたらしい。",
"furigana": "{駅|えき}の{近|ちか}くに{新|あたら}しいカフェができたらしい。",
"en": "Apparently a new café has opened near the station."
},
{
"ja": "部屋の電気が消えている。もう寝たらしい。",
"furigana": "{部屋|へや}の{電気|でんき}が{消|き}えている。もう{寝|ね}たらしい。",
"en": "The light in the room is off. Looks like they've already gone to bed."
},
{
"ja": "あの店のラーメンはとても有名らしいです。",
"furigana": "あの{店|みせ}のラーメンはとても{有名|ゆうめい}らしいです。",
"en": "Apparently that shop's ramen is really famous."
}
],
"tags": [
"hearsay",
"conjecture"
],
"notes": "Based on something heard or read, so the speaker sounds a little detached. The 'typical of' らしい (男らしい) is a separate N3 point.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "d1d1182bd71b981576bba372827ab8b5091a1fb30085cdc350d857475097f7ab",
"meanings": [
"听说",
"似乎"
],
"formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+らしい",
"explanation": "根据听闻或其他信息推测情况。",
"notes": "表示具有典型特征的らしい是另一种用法。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "駅の近くに新しいカフェができたらしい。",
"zh": "听说车站附近新开了一家咖啡馆。"
},
{
"ja": "部屋の電気が消えている。もう寝たらしい。",
"zh": "房间的灯关了,看来已经睡了。"
},
{
"ja": "あの店のラーメンはとても有名らしいです。",
"zh": "听说那家店的拉面很有名。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#rashii",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "832cd059fc7d382826741ae83657d7fe3afa4439ff2ae748d430f30f6f9c7d34"
}
}