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〜からして

judging just from; starting with (even)

Noun + からして

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からして picks out one small detail and says it's enough to judge the whole: 名前からして、面白そうな店だ, "just from the name, it looks like an interesting shop".

It also means "starting with even this", when one example stands for everything: この映画はタイトルからして怖い, "this film is scary, starting with the title". If even the title is scary, the rest surely is.

It's often used for criticism: あの態度からして、反省していない, "judging from that attitude alone, he's not sorry".

The detail is usually something basic or first: a name, a title, an attitude, a way of speaking. Compare からすると, which is a more neutral "judging from".

Examples

  • 名前なまえからして、面白おもしろそうな店みせだ。

    Just from the name, it looks like an interesting shop.

  • あの態度たいどからして、反省はんせいしていない。

    Judging from that attitude alone, he's not sorry at all.

  • この映画えいがはタイトルからして怖こわい。

    This film is scary, starting with the title.

  • 彼かれは話はなし方かたからして、先生せんせいらしい。

    Even from the way he talks, he seems like a teacher.

  • この店みせは入口いりぐちからして高たかそうだ。

    This shop looks expensive, starting with the entrance.

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