歴然 (れきぜん, rekizen) Japanese meaning: evident | Kotomora両
者
の
差
は
歴
然
と
し
て
いる
。
The difference between the two is clear.
The evidence was plainly there.
Usage patterns
〈事〉が歴然としているfor a fact/difference to be starkly evident
The difference in skill between the two is plain to see.
歴然とした〈事〉an unmistakable, undeniable fact/difference
It is an undeniable fact that he is the culprit.
歴然と〈動詞〉to remain/appear clearly and unmistakably
Clear traces of a struggle remained at the scene.
