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目立つ (めだつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

目め立だつ

め

だ

つ

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

stand out; be conspicuous

Describes something or someone that attracts attention, often visually or behaviorally, in a noticeable way.

彼かの女じょはいつも派は手でな服ふくを着きているので、すぐ目め立だつ。
She always wears flashy clothes, so she stands out right away.

この

色いろ

は

遠とお

く

から

で

も

目め

立だ

つ

。

This color stands out even from a distance.

Written forms

目め立だつUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
めだつUsage3%
目めだつUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

目eye, class, look
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

際きわ立だつ
際立つ emphasizes being strikingly distinct or prominent, often in a positive sense, while 目立つ is more neutral and can imply unwanted attention.
人ひと目めを引ひく
人目を引く is a phrase meaning 'to attract people's attention,' similar to 目立つ but more focused on drawing gazes.

Etymology

Compound of 目 (eye, attention) and 立つ (to stand). The meaning 'to stand out' developed naturally from the idea of something rising into view or catching the eye.