Japanese

Particle

らむ ‎(romaji ramu)

1. conjecture about a presently occurring situation that the speaker has no direct knowledge about
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 1, poem 4)

     玉剋春 内乃大野尓 馬数而 朝布麻須等六 其草深野

   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 1, poem 40)

     鳴呼見乃浦尓 船乗為良武 𡢳嬬等之 珠裳乃須十二 四宝三都良武香

2. conjecture about the cause or reason of a presently occurring situation that is directly observed by the speaker
3. hearsay based on things heard or read

Conjugation

Attaches to the Conclusive. Incomplete quadrigrade:

Derived terms

• らん (ran)

See also

• らし (rashi)

References

• Satake, Akihiro; Hideo Yamada; Rikio Kudō; Masao Ōtani; Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 1: Man’yōshū 1 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-240001-3, published 1999.