目め覚ざましい

め

ざ

ま

し

い

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

i-adjective

remarkable; striking; outstanding

Describes something that is impressively good, noticeable, or exceptional, often used for achievements, progress, or natural phenomena.

彼かの女じょの日本にほん語ごの上じょう達たつは目め覚ざましい。
Her progress in Japanese is remarkable.

この

地ち

域いき

の

経けい

済ざい

発はっ

展てん

は

目め

覚ざ

ましい

もの

が

ある

。

The economic development of this region is striking.

Written forms

目め覚ざましいUsage29%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency and priority.
めざましいUsage47%
目めざましいUsage16%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form mixing kanji and kana; not a standard spelling.
目覚めざましいUsage7%
Variant spelling omitting the okurigana ま; less common but still encountered.
目醒めざましいUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form using 醒; rare and not recommended for general use.

Kanji

目eye, class, look
覚memorize, learn, remember
醒awake, be disillusioned, sober up

Similar words

素す晴ばらしい
素晴らしい is a more general and common word for 'wonderful' or 'splendid', while 目覚ましい emphasizes noticeable, often rapid, improvement or achievement.
著いちじるしい
著しい also means 'remarkable' or 'conspicuous', but can be used for both positive and negative changes, whereas 目覚ましい is almost always positive.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 目覚める (to wake up) with the adjectival suffix しい, originally meaning 'eye-opening' or 'startling', which evolved to mean 'remarkable' or 'striking'.