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思しい (おぼしい, oboshii) Japanese meaning: seeming | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 思しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 思おぼ しい 思おぼ しくない Polite 思おぼ しいです 思おぼ しくないです also 思おぼ しくありません Past polite 思おぼ しかったです 思おぼ しくなかったです also 思おぼ しくありませんでした Past 思おぼ しかった 思おぼ しくなかった Te-form 思おぼ しくて 思おぼ しくなくて Adverbial 思おぼ しく Conditional 思おぼ しければ 思おぼ しくなければ Tara conditional 思おぼ しかったら 思おぼ しくなかったら
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かれ
は
犯はん
人にん
と
おぼしい
男おとこ
を
追お
いかけ
た
。
He chased the man who appeared to be the culprit.
That document seems to be genuine.
Expressions とおぼしい thought to be; seen as; apparently Kanji 覚 memorize, learn, remember Related words らしい らしい is a common, everyday suffix for 'seems like' or 'typical of', while おぼしい is more literary and often used with と.
みたい みたい is a casual, colloquial way to say 'looks like' or 'seems', whereas おぼしい is formal and less common in speech.
Word family seeming; apparent; apparently
thoughts; opinion; will; discretion · donation at one's discretion; pay what you wish · fondness; liking; fancy
think; feel; consider · turn one's attention to; have feelings for · honor emotionally; hold in high regard
Written forms 思おぼ しい Usage 17%
Standard kanji form; the reading おぼしい is unambiguous.
おぼしい Usage 64%
Kana spelling is common in modern writing, especially when the kanji is not needed for clarity.
覚おぼ しい Usage 20%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should prefer 思しい.
Etymology From classical 思ほし, an adjective formed from 思ふ “to think.” Historical sound changes produced the modern reading おぼしい.
