からして
(Karashi te)
judging from / starting with (as a representative example).
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + からして.
- ＋Judging from the most minimal/basic example — often implies worse beyond.
- ＋Common: 見た目からして怪しい ('suspicious just from the look of it').
Examples
1.
あの人は話し方からして失礼だ。
Ano hito wa hanashikata kara shi te shitsurei da.
That person is rude — just from the way they speak, you can tell.
「judging from / starting with (as a representative example)」
2.
見た目からして、すごく美味しそうだ。
Mitame kara shi te, sugoku oishi sou da.
Just from the look, it seems very delicious.
「judging from / starting with (as a representative example)」
Practice
Judging from the name alone, that restaurant seems expensive.
あのレストランは、___高そうだ。
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