～ぽい

～ぽい · ～poi · JLPT N2 · noun

~ish

-poi sounds like point-y: it points toward X, so 子供っぽい = kid-ish

Add ～ぽい (often written っぽい) to a noun or verb stem to mean X-like or X-ish: 子供っぽい = childish, 嘘っぽい = sounds like a lie, 忘れっぽい = forgetful. It conjugates like an i-adjective.

More Japanese words · How Japanese works