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manifest; overt; explicit; apparent
Describes something that is clearly visible, surfaced, or made evident, as opposed to something latent or hidden. A written, analytical term frequent in academic, business, and policy writing, usually paired as a contrast with 潜在的 ('latent; potential').
顕在的な問題を解決する。
To address the manifest problems.
この変化は顕在的に現れている。
This change is clearly manifest.
少子化の影響は顕在的な形で経済に現れ始めた。
The effects of the declining birthrate have begun to appear in the economy in a manifest form.
Compound of 顕在 ('being manifest; being surfaced') plus the suffix 的 ('-ic; pertaining to'). A written, analytical term that describes phenomena, needs, or problems that have become visible or observable, as opposed to those that remain hidden or potential.
USAGE:
- Most often paired in contrast with 潜在的 ('latent; potential; underlying'). Marketing, sociology, economics, and psychology writing frequently contrast 潜在的ニーズ ('latent needs') with 顕在的ニーズ ('manifest needs').
- Rare in casual conversation. Prefer はっきりした} or {明らかな in everyday speech.
- Can modify a noun attributively (顕在的な問題) or serve as an adverbial (e.g., 顕在的に表れる 'to appear manifestly').
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 顕在的なニーズ: manifest needs (vs. latent needs)
- 顕在的な問題: surfaced/overt problems
- 顕在的な需要: explicit demand
- 顕在的に現れる: to appear in manifest form
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 潜在的: latent; potential — the direct antonym.
- 明示的: explicit; spelled-out — emphasizes that something has been clearly stated rather than implied.
- 明らか: clear; obvious — more general, everyday adjective.
- 表面化した: having come to the surface — verbal equivalent emphasizing the process of becoming visible.