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〜らしい(hearsay/conjecture)

N4
rashii

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

  • 駅えきの近ちかくに新あたら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。
  • 部屋へやの電でん気きが消きえている。もう寝ねたらしい。
    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。
  • あの店みせのラーメンはとても有ゆう名めいらしいです。
    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

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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"
  }
}