Skip to content
JLPT N3Expressions

~からして— Even Just From

Takes one representative example and uses it as grounds for a broader judgment, with the sense of 'even starting from just this one thing.' It highlights a single striking detail to imply the whole is the same. Often carries a critical or evaluative tone.

Grammar path · 練習

Practice this in the path

A short lesson: the pattern, its sentence anatomy, a quick quiz and a sentence to build.

Pro lessonUNIT 14 · EXPRESSIONS

Structure · 形

[Noun] + からして

Examples · 例文

  • あの店は名前からして怪しい。

    Ano mise wa namae kara shite ayashii.

    That shop is suspicious, even just from its name.

    名前 (name) is one detail used to judge the whole; 'even from just the name'

  • 彼は態度からして気に入らない。

    Kare wa taido kara shite ki ni iranai.

    I dislike him, starting right from his attitude.

    態度 (attitude) is the single point that stands for everything else

  • この料理は見た目からしておいしそうだ。

    Kono ryouri wa mitame kara shite oishisou da.

    This dish looks delicious, even just from its appearance.

    見た目 (appearance) is the representative example implying the rest

Usage notes · 注意

  • Nuance: 'even from just this one example' → conclusion about the whole.
  • Often evaluative or critical, though it can be positive.
  • Do not confuse with からして as 'because' + して — here it is a fixed viewpoint phrase.

Commonly confused with

The JLPT rarely asks whether you recognise a pattern — it asks which of several similar patterns fits. These are the ones ~からして is tested against.

vs~からすると

からして picks one representative detail to judge the whole ('even from just X'); からすると reasons from a source or standpoint to reach an inference ('judging from X').

More expressions

Study Japanese grammar on LenGaki

Everything on this page, ready to study

  • 7,788 JLPT vocabulary words, N5 through N1, with readings and audio (N5 free)
  • 2,057 kanji with on'yomi, kun'yomi and stroke-order practice
  • 445 grammar points with examples and commonly-confused comparisons
  • Full-length N5 and N4 mock exams, timed, with real listening audio (N5 sets 1 and 2 free)