らしい

Pronunciation

rashii

Meaning / Usage

“I heard that,” “It seems that,”
Used when you are not very sure about something, but you heard it somewhere.
In a conversation, more common to use [[らしいよ], or らしいです

Examples

日本はドイツより大きいらしい
にほんはどいつよりおおきいらしい
I heard that Japan is bigger than Germany.

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Impolite ・・・★・ Polite
Informal ・・・★・ Formal
Macho    ・・★・・ Cute
Written  ★・・・・ Spoken
Uncommon ・・★・・ Common

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