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らしい — meaning in English

rashii

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English meaning

  • adjacent adj Right next to something else, or sharing a border with it.
  • apparently adv According to what one has heard or read, though not necessarily confirmed.
  • appear verb To come into view; to become visible.
  • seem verb To give the impression of being something; to appear to be.

Senses

らしい is used for these senses in English:

  • adjacent (figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
  • appear (intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
  • look like (transitive) To resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be.
  • seem (copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

adjacent — full definition

  1. adj Right next to something else, or sharing a border with it.
  2. adj Closely related to or bordering on something in a more abstract sense.

apparently — full definition

  1. adv According to what one has heard or read, though not necessarily confirmed.
  2. adv Clearly or obviously, based on what can be seen.

Related Japanese words