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良さそう (yosasou) Japanese meaning: looks good | Kotomora

よさそう

Meanings

1

looks good; seems good; appears promising

usually written using kana alone

Used to express that something appears to be good, favorable, or promising based on observation or impression. Often used in tentative judgments.

See also: 良い

この計けい画かくはよさそうだ。
This plan looks good.
彼かれはよさそうな人ひとだね。
He seems like a nice person, doesn't he?

Kanji

良good, pleasing, skilled

Related words

良よい
良い is the base adjective meaning 'good', while 良さそう is a derived form expressing conjecture or appearance ('seems good').
よさげ
よさげ is a more casual, slangy equivalent of よさそう, often used in informal speech.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 良い (よい) by replacing the final い with さそう, a pattern used to express conjecture or appearance. The form よさそう is a euphonic change from よそう.