着目(ちゃくもく)

ちゃくもく
noun, suru verb
attention, focus
1. paying attention to, focusing on
Directing one's attention to a particular point, aspect, or detail. Often used when highlighting a specific feature or factor worth noticing.
この点(てん)に着目(ちゃくもく)してほしい。
I'd like you to focus on this point.
研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)は新(あたら)しい素材(そざい)の可能性(かのうせい)に着目(ちゃくもく)した。
The researcher focused on the potential of a new material.
彼(かれ)は他(ほか)の誰(だれ)も気(き)づかなかった小(ちい)さな変化(へんか)に着目(ちゃくもく)して大(おお)きな発見(はっけん)をした。
He focused on a small change that no one else had noticed and made a great discovery.

USAGE:
Always takes the particle に: ～に着目(ちゃくもく)する (to focus on ~). Common in academic writing, journalism, and business presentations. The related noun 着目点(ちゃくもくてん) means "point of focus" or "angle."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ～に着目(ちゃくもく)する: to focus on ~
  • 着目(ちゃくもく)点(てん): point of focus, angle
  • 着目(ちゃくもく)すべき: worth noting, noteworthy

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 注目(ちゅうもく): attention, notice (broader; includes public attention/spotlight)
  • 注視(ちゅうし): close observation, watching carefully (implies sustained watching)
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