文法の説明

N4 レッスン 10: 3/18

らしい ②typical of, -ish・like, appropriate for, becoming of, befitting

使い方・接続

Noun + らしい。
Noun + らしく + Phrase
Noun + らしい + Noun

詳細

  • 使用域

    一般

「らしい ②」の情報

In our first らしい lesson, we discussed the auxiliary verb use of らしい. In this lesson we will focus on the 形容詞(けいようし)の一部(いちぶ) (auxiliary adjective) usage. An auxiliary adjective is a type of adjective that must be attached to another word for it to have any meaning.

To use らしい in this way, it must be attached to the end of a noun, and will imply that something is 'typical of (A)', where (A) is the noun that comes before it. As this らしい behaves like an い-Adjective, it may also be conjugated to らしく, before a (B) phrase will explain more about 'what' is/was typical of (A).

The primary use of this らしい is to express that (A) has some feature or trait that is expected of itself. It can be used for people, 'studying all night is so typical of Tanaka', or it can be used for things like seasons 'this heat is so typical of the Japanese Summer'. Other common translations are 'to be befitting of (A)', or 'to be appropriate for (A)'.

However, it may also be used negatively, to show that something is (often surprisingly) 'uncharacteristic of (A)'.

Fun Fact

When the noun that appears in (A) and (B) are the same, it will imply that (A) is the 'prime example of (B)', or 'the most (A), (B)'.

関連

例文

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    「もっと大人(おとな)らしくしなさいよ！」

    'Behave more like an adult!' (befitting of)

    「やっと夏(なつ)らしい日(ひ)が来(き)たよ！」

    'At last, a day befitting of summer has come!'

    「そんなことを言(い)うのは、彼女(かのじょ)らしい。」

    'Saying something like that, (it is) typical of her.'

    「カップルらしく映画(えいが)を見(み)に行(い)こう！」

    'Let's go to the movies like couples do!' (typical of)

    「あなたの笑顔(えがお)の愛(あい)らしさに気(き)づいたばかりだわ。」

    'I just noticed the loveliness of your smile.'

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  • Pushindawood

    Pushindawood

    typical of
    -ish・like
    appropriate for
    becoming of
    befitting

    Structure

    • Noun + らしい
    • Noun 1 + らしい + Noun
    • Noun + らしく + Phrase

    [Aらしい is used to express that someone (something) meets the standards of being A or expresses the typical traits of A]

    [Unlike みたい or よう, らしい also implies that it belongs to group A (i.e. 子供らしい is used when talking about a child, 夏らしい when talking about summer, etc.]

    [when the same noun is used, it expresses a perfect example, apex, real. Like: ‘most radish radish’, ‘manly man’, etc.]
    [Very often used with いかにも (indeed, really) for emphasis]

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  • max99x

    max99x

    Japanese Ammo has a good explanation of らしい in this sense, which could be added to the readings section.

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    Hey

    I have added the link to the resources section

    Thank you for the feedback!
    Cheers,

  • Daru

    Daru

    …One of the example sentences to this grammar point is a Konosuba reference?

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    @Daru

  • CrisH

    CrisH

    Not the theme park one, is it? I’ve just been wondering what theme parks have blackjack…

  • dom1911

    dom1911

    While I get this grammar point I am struggling with the nuance of adding さ to to らし. Would somebody be able to explain this?

    「あなたの笑顔の愛らしさに気づいたばかりだわ.」

    Thank you!

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    Hey @dom1911
    Adding さ makes らしい into a noun, so you can use it with particles like を、が、に and so on. The difference is as between adjective and a noun.

    本物らしさが重要だ
    authenticity is important

    ダイヤモンドは本物らしい。
    The diamond seems to be authentic.

  • Superpnut

    Superpnut

    I don’t really get what you mean by phrase in this grammar point

    • Noun + らしく + Phrase
      Could I get a quick explanation or maybe an example because I’m not really sure
  • nekoyama

    nekoyama

    I think it’s just a way to say “a bunch of words”. In linguistics, a phrase is a grammatical unit that can consist of multiple words. Not all phrases are valid here, but there isn’t really enough room to put a complete list. But it would be the same one as for い-adjectives in their く-form or for adverbs.

    Among the example sentences, there is this one:
    カップルらしく 映画えいがを見みに行いこう

    I picked it because it’s fairly long compared to the other examples. The entire part after らしく is the “phrase”.

  • Superpnut

    Superpnut

    Thanks, I wasn’t sure what it meant. I kinda thought it meant what you were saying but I wasn’t sure. I guess I just never thought something like “going to the movies” was considered a phrase I just thought it was a sentence. But I get what they mean by phrase now thanks

  • Shadoobie

    Shadoobie

    90% sure that’s a Futurama reference, which, while hilarious, is a bad example without the full quote:

    “Yeah, well, I’m gonna go build my own theme park- with blackjack, and hookers! Actually, forget the park.”

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