By ProDev Teach | Last updated May 2025
📘 Meaning & Usage
The expression ～からして is used in two main ways in Japanese:
- To indicate that a particular example or detail is representative of a larger issue.
- To point out something from the beginning or the most basic level.
It often implies disapproval, criticism, or a negative impression.
Structure:
Noun + からして
Meaning: “Judging from…”, “Starting with…”, “Even just…”
💡 Example Sentences
- この映画はタイトルからしてつまらなそうだ。
This movie looks boring just from the title. - 彼の話し方からして、彼はプロではない。
Judging from the way he talks, he is not a professional. - あのレストランは、外観からして高そうだ。
That restaurant looks expensive even from the outside. - 新人からして時間にルーズでは困る。
Even the newcomer being late is a problem. - 彼の服装からして、重要な会議だとわかる。
From the way he’s dressed, it’s clear it’s an important meeting.
📝 Grammar Notes
- Focuses on a part to judge the whole.
- Frequently implies dissatisfaction or something negative.
- Used with nouns only. Cannot follow verbs or adjectives.
- Similar to “just by ~ alone, you can tell that ~”.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blanks with ～からして
- 彼の態度＿＿＿、誠意が感じられない。
- この計画は、初めの予算＿＿＿無理がある。
- 彼女の服装＿＿＿、今日はデートかもしれない。
✔ Answers:
- からして
- からして
- からして
2. Translate into Japanese using ～からして
- You can tell from his handwriting that he is careless.
- That plan seems wrong even from the beginning.
- Even the way she entered the room felt suspicious.
✔ Sample Answers:
- 彼の字からして雑だとわかる。
- その計画は、始まりからしておかしい。
- 彼女の部屋の入り方からして怪しかった。
📚 Related Grammar
- ～からには: Since, now that ~
- ～にしては: Considering ~
- ～だけあって: As expected of ~
🧠 Summary
- Meaning: Judging from / Starting from ~
- Structure: Noun + からして
- Nuance: Suggests disapproval or that even the smallest part already shows the problem
- JLPT Level: N1
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