おぼしき

This is the 5512th most frequent Japanese word.


おぼしき

"おぼしき" means "seeming" or "appearing to be."


Used to convey uncertainty or estimation regarding the importance significance.

彼は、それが重要と思しきことだと言った。

He said that it seemed to be something important.


Used to point out an estimated or conjectured age of objects.

神社の木々は何百年も経ったと思しき様子をしている。

The trees in the shrine appear to be hundreds of years old.


Used to express inference or estimation of historical context.

古い写真から時代背景を思しき情景が推測できる。

From old photos, one can infer the background of the times.