昭しょう然ぜんMeanings1taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particlemanifest; clear; evidentArchaic literary adjective/adverb describing something that is plainly visible or unmistakably clear. Used in classical-style writing; in modern Japanese, 明らか or 明白 is preferred.彼かれの過あやまちは昭しょう然ぜんたる事じ実じつである。His mistake is a manifest fact.証しょう拠こは昭しょう然