〜らしい
rashii
Apparently; I hear that; typical of
Formation 接続
Plain-form clause + らしい; N / な-adjective stem + らしい
Explanation 説明
Reports information heard from others or an inference based on indirect evidence. With nouns, らしい can also mean typical of that person or category, as in 子どもらしい.
Examples 例文
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あの人は来週会社を辞めるらしいですよ。
I hear that person is leaving the company next week.
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寝すぎるのは、体に悪いらしいです。
Apparently, sleeping too much is bad for your health.
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来月、あの歌手の新しい曲が出るらしいです。
Apparently, that singer is releasing a new song next month.
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この花は、あまり水をあげなくてもいいらしいです。
Apparently, this flower does well even without much watering.
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子ども部屋が静かになった。やっと寝たらしい。
The children's room has gone quiet. It seems they have finally fallen asleep.
How related patterns differ 比較
そうだ can describe appearance or hearsay depending on attachment. らしい often uses information or characteristic traits; ようだ and みたい compare or infer. かもしれない leaves a possibility open, でしょう predicts or checks, and はず expresses an expectation based on grounds.
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜らしい | Apparently; I hear that; typical of | あの人は来週会社を辞めるらしいですよ。 I hear that person is leaving the company next week. |
| ～に違いない | Must be; surely; there is no doubt that | ジェシカさんは日本に１０年も住んでいたから、日本語が上手に話せるに違いない。 Jessica lived in Japan for ten whole years, so she must speak Japanese well. |
| ～によると～そうです。 | According to; I hear that | 天気予報によると、明日は雨が降るそうです。 According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow. |
| ～そうに／そうな／そうです。 | Looks; seems; I hear that | 空が暗くなって、雨が降りそうです。 The sky has grown dark, and it looks as though it will rain. |
| ～かもしれない、～かもしれません | May; might; perhaps | 今日は、午後から雨が降るかもしれません。 It may rain this afternoon. |
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