No. 439 in Japanese
っぽい
"-ish" or "seems like."
In a sentence
彼の服はいつも子供っぽいデザインだ。
His clothes always have a childlike design.
The usage of "っぽい" here conveys a resemblance or characteristic feature typical of children, indicating that the clothes have a design similar to something a child might wear.
今日は春っぽい天気ですね。
Today's weather feels like spring.
In this sentence, "っぽい" describes an impression or quality that resembles spring, giving the sense that today's weather shares characteristics associated with spring.
最近、あの俳優は疲れっぽい顔をしている。
Lately, that actor has been showing a face that easily looks tired.
Here, "っぽい" refers to a tendency or propensity, indicating that the actor's face appears to have a characteristic of easily showing tiredness.
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