LEARN + JAPANESE / 81 of 186 JLPT N4
From What I Gather らしい
A friend says the restaurant is apparently closed, then points to a dish that feels very Japanese. らしい can report something you heard or describe something as typical of its kind; the word before it tells you which job it has.
Apparently it's difficult and rough.
I don't know the details, but apparently they've worked there for thirty years.
Hint · 힌트
そうだ reports something you heard directly and fairly recently; らしい carries a slightly vaguer, more secondhand feel, “from what I gather,” often used when you’re not totally sure of the source or the details.
Ah, that's such a Hokkaido-style ramen.
Ah, that's such a Kyoto-style building.
Hint · 힌트
Attached straight to a noun with no verb involved, X らしい means “very X,” embodying everything typical or expected of that category, 北海道らしい, “quintessentially Hokkaido,” a specific compliment about fitting an image perfectly.
Vocabulary
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| textbook | |
| to interview | |
| serious, diligent | |
| strict | |
| jogging | |
| Hokkaido | |
| souvenir | |
| fashion | |
| building | |
| typical | |
| characteristic quality, essence | |
| rumor | |
| source of information | |
| vague, ambiguous | |
| characteristic, feature | |
| image | |
| reputation | |
| not certain | |
| local area, hometown | |
| atmosphere |
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