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rashii
auxiliary adjective, suffix, i adjective

English Meaning(s) for らしい

auxiliary adjective
  1. seeming ...; appearing ... (expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay)
suffix, i adjective
  1. -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ... (after a noun, adverb or adj. stem)

Definition and Synonyms for らしい

Appear seem to be true, probable, or apparent
Synonyms: らしい, 思う, 思える, 思われる, 見える, 見える

Categories らしい is a member of

Be have the quality of being
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Stroke Order Diagrams for らしい

Conjugations for らしい

Adjective stem
rashi
te-form
rashikute
Negative te-form
rashikunakute
Adverbial Form
rashiku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
rashii
Present Indicative Negative Form
rashikunai
Past Indicative Form
rashikatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
rashikunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
rashikereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
rashikunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
rashikunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
rashikattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
rashikunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
rashisa

Sample Sentences for らしい

It appears that he is honest.
It seems that they're bored of married life.
Today's weather forecast says that it is likely to be fine tomorrow.
It seems that he was a great athlete.
I spent that day listening to the lonely scrapings of a pen. During that time, from time to time, I heard a Java sparrow twittering. It occurred to me that maybe Java sparrows twitter out of loneliness too. I walked out to the veranda to see. Nevertheless, flying to and fro between two perches busily and incessantly, it did not show the slightest hint of grievance.

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