著しい

• 読み: いちじるしい
• ローマ字: ichijirushii
• 漢字の分解: 著 (ichijiru/cho) — conspicuous, remarkable, to author
• 発音: /i.tɕi.dʑi.ɾɯ.ɕiː/

意味

Striking; remarkable; considerable. Describes a noticeably large degree of change or difference.

An i-adjective used to describe something conspicuously significant — rapid growth, dramatic decline, or notable improvement. Common in formal and written contexts such as news reports and academic papers. Often collocates with 成長, 変化, 低下, 進歩. The adverb form 著しく is equally frequent.

例文

1. この地域の人口は著しく減少している。
2. 彼女の語学力には著しい進歩が見られた。
3. 技術の著しい発展が社会を変えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, academic writing, reports, statistics

トーン: objective

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 著 means 'conspicuous, remarkable, to stand out.' The しい ending is a classical adjective suffix indicating the quality of being striking or notable.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated