著(いちじる)しい

いちじるしい
i-adjective
remarkable, striking, significant
formaldescriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present著(いちじる)しい著(いちじる)しくない
Past著(いちじる)しかった著(いちじる)しくなかった
て form著(いちじる)しくて著(いちじる)しくなくて
Adverbial著(いちじる)しく—
Conditional ば著(いちじる)しければ著(いちじる)しくなければ
Conditional たら著(いちじる)しかったら著(いちじる)しくなかったら
1. remarkable, striking, significant
Describes something that is noticeably great in degree or extent. Used for changes, progress, differences, or effects that stand out.
The economic growth is remarkable.
技術(ぎじゅつ)の進歩(しんぽ)は著(いちじる)しい。
The progress of technology is striking.
Recently, the decline in my physical strength has been significant — I run out of breath just climbing stairs.

著(いちじる)しい is somewhat formal and often used in written contexts or news.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 目立(めだ)つ: a verb, "to stand out"; used for anything noticeable, including people and colors. 著(いちじる)しい measures degree, mostly of change, growth or difference
  • すごい: amazing (casual, general intensifier)