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Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
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Grammar detail: そう

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JLPT:

そう - seems that, looks like

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verb stem

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そう

means

seems to be about to ~

For example:

らはこんなに

い

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そうもない。
They are hardly likely to come at this late hour.

が始まりそうですね。
It looks like the movie's about to start.

い adjective minus the い

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そう

means

looks ~

For example:

には

われた。
It appeared to me that he was very intelligent.

When used with a negative form, the い is replaced with さ to form 〜さそう. So for example, ない (not) ➜ なさそう (seems not), 行かない (not going) ➜ 行かなさそう (seems to be not going), 来ない (not coming) ➜ 来なさそう (seems to be not coming) etc.

は

がなさそうな

だった。
She didn't seem interested.

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See also:

〜らしい - like, seems like
みたい - seems
どうやら - seems like, looks like, appears that, apparently

Kanji used in this grammar

行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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来

ライくる to come きたる to be forthcoming きたす to induce

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彼

ヒかれ he

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遅

チおそい late おくれる to be late おくらす to make late

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時

ジとき time, occasion

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刻

コク chisel; time きざむ to chisel, engrave

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映

エイはえる to shine うつる to be reflected うつす to reflect, project

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画

ガカク draw

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始

シはじめる to begin, to start (something) はじまる to begin, to commence

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私

シわたくしわたし I, myself

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賢

ケンかしこい wise

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思

シおもう to think

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女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

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関

カンせき barrier かかわる to be connected

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心

シンこころ heart

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様

ヨウさま Mr / Mrs

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子

シスこ child

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