顕著

• 読み: けんちょ
• ローマ字: kencho
• 漢字の分解: 顕 (ken) — manifest, clearly visible; 著 (cho) — notable, conspicuous, striking
• 発音: /ken.tɕo/

意味

Remarkable; conspicuous; notable; striking. Describes a difference, trend, or result that is clearly and undeniably apparent.

A na-adjective used especially in academic, journalistic, and analytical writing to assert that a phenomenon is clearly measurable and hard to dismiss. Unlike 著しい (striking, pronounced), 顕著 is more neutral in tone and commonly paired with statistical or observational evidence. Frequently used in research reports, news analysis, and policy documents.

例文

1. この地域では気温上昇の影響が顕著に現れている。
2. 新薬の効果は対照群と比べて顕著な差として確認された。
3. 新政策の効果が最も顕著に表れたのは若年層の雇用率だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: academic writing, journalism, policy analysis, scientific reports

トーン: analytical, objective

起源と歴史

Chinese compound. 顕 (ken) means to make manifest or clearly visible; 著 (cho) means notable, conspicuous, or striking. Together they express something that is made clearly visible and impossible to overlook.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Academic/Professional