〜らしい — Japanese Grammar
〜らしい Property Value Pattern 〜らしい JLPT Level N4 Type hearsay / conjecture Formality Neutral Register Both (Spoken and Written) Meaning The suffix 〜らしい is used to express hearsay—information that you have heard from someone else or read in a report. It conveys that the speaker is relaying information without taking personal responsibility for its absolute truth. Structure Formula [Verb (plain form)] + らしい [い-adjective (plain form)] + らしい [な-adjective (stem)]...