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Last Updated :2026/07/09

思おぼしい

Hiragana
おぼしい
Hepburn romanization
Pitch accent
Adjective
literary

(literary) apparent, thought to be, seeming to be / (literary) wanted, desired, hoped for

It appears the culprit has already fled the country.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei) Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 思しかっ
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei) Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei) Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei) Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei) Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 文語的・文章語的な形容詞。現代語では「〜と思しい」の形で「〜と思われる・〜らしい」の意によく用いる。
  • 連用形「思しかっ」は主に「思しかった」など過去・完了に接続する形。

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