着ちゃく実じつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Describes progress, growth, or a person's character that is steady, dependable, and without sudden changes. Often used in business or formal contexts.

彼かれは着ちゃく実じつに成せい果かを上あげている。
He is steadily producing results.
着ちゃく実じつな成せい長ちょうが期き待たいできる。
We can expect solid growth.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が着ちゃく実じつに進すすむfor something to progress steadily
プロジェクトは着ちゃく実じつに進すすんでいる。
The project is progressing steadily.
着ちゃく実じつに成せい長ちょうするto grow steadily
会かい社しゃは着ちゃく実じつに成せい長ちょうを続つづけている。
The company continues to grow steadily.
着ちゃく実じつに力ちからをつけるto steadily build up one's skill or strength
彼かれは練れん習しゅうを重かさねて着ちゃく実じつに力ちからをつけてきた。
Through repeated practice, he has steadily built up his skill.
着ちゃく実じつな歩あゆみsteady steps/progress
着ちゃく実じつな歩あゆみで目もく標ひょうに近ちかづいている。
With steady progress, we are getting closer to the goal.

Kanji

着don, arrive, wear
実reality, truth, seed

Related words

堅けん実じつN1
堅実 stresses financial or personal prudence and soundness, while 着実 highlights steady, step-by-step progress toward a goal.
順じゅん調ちょうN3
順調 describes things going smoothly without trouble, whereas 着実 emphasizes deliberate, dependable steadiness even if slow.
コツコツN2
コツコツ is a casual onomatopoeic adverb for plodding away diligently, while 着実 is the more formal word for steady, reliable progress.
地じ道みちN2
着実 stresses sure, steady progress toward a goal, while 地道 highlights unglamorous, ground-level effort behind that progress.

Opposites

ずさんN1
杜撰 describes careless, sloppy work or planning, the opposite of the dependable, step-by-step nature of 着実.

Don't confuse with

確かく実じつN3
確実 means 'certain, sure to happen,' while 着実 means 'steady, gradual progress'; the two share the kanji 実 and similar sound but differ in meaning.

Etymology

Compound of 着 (arrive, settle) and 実 (fruit, reality), suggesting a settled, tangible result. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys the idea of steady, reliable progress.