〜らしい

About

～らしい can be attached to a noun to say that something is "(noun)-like" or a "typical (noun)". For this usage, らしい functions as an auxiliary adjective, which means it has no meaning on its own and must attach to a noun.

E.g. 男おとこらしい人ひと "a manly person"

～らしい can be conjugated into the negative to say that something is "not (noun)-like".

E.g. 男おとこらしくない人ひと "a person who is not manly"

Summary

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  らしい can function as an auxiliary adjective and attach directly to nouns

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  (noun)らしい expresses that something is "(noun)-like" or a "typical (noun)"

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  ～らしい can also be conjugated to the negative