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際立つ (きわだつ, kiwadatsu) Japanese meaning: stand out | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 際立つ · godan verb (-tsu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 際きわ 立だ つ 際きわ 立だ たない Polite 際きわ 立だ ちます 際きわ 立だ ちません Past polite 際きわ 立だ ちました 際きわ 立だ ちませんでした Past 際きわ 立だ った 際きわ 立だ たなかった Te-form 際きわ 立だ って 際きわ 立だ たないで Desire 際きわ 立だ ちたい 際きわ 立だ ちたくない Potential 際きわ 立だ てる 際きわ 立だ てない Passive 際きわ 立だ たれる 際きわ 立だ たれない Causative 際きわ 立だ たせる 際きわ 立だ たせない Causative passive 際きわ 立だ たせられる also 際きわ 立だ たされる 際きわ 立だ たせられない also 際きわ 立だ たされない Volitional 際きわ 立だ とう Polite volitional 際きわ 立だ ちましょう Imperative 際きわ 立だ て 際きわ 立だ つな Conditional 際きわ 立だ てば 際きわ 立だ たなければ Tara conditional 際きわ 立だ ったら 際きわ 立だ たなかったら
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能のう
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クラス
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際きわ
立だ
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て
いる
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Her talent stands out in the class.
The vividness of the colors stands out in this painting.
Usage patterns 際きわ 立だ った 〈 物もの 〉 a conspicuous/outstanding ~ (noun)
She has an outstanding talent.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 中なか で 際きわ 立だ つ to stand out among/within a place or group
He stands out among the members of the team.
一いち 段だん と 際きわ 立だ つ to stand out even more, all the more conspicuously
Using that color makes the pattern stand out even more.
Related words· 8 目立つ focuses on simply attracting visual attention, while 際立つ implies standing out because of a marked, often admirable difference in quality.
突出する is a more formal, often quantitative way to say something protrudes or exceeds others, whereas 際立つ stresses a qualitative, noticeable distinctiveness.
秀でる is a literary word meaning to excel in a particular skill or ability, while 際立つ can describe anything—people, features, or qualities—that stands out from its surroundings.
際立つ is a verb meaning 'to stand out', while ひときわ is an adverb that intensifies how something stands out from its surroundings.
Show 4 more 際立つ suggests standing out remarkably or distinctly among others, while 目につく simply means something draws visual notice, not necessarily by comparison.
際立つ is a verb meaning 'to stand out' among surrounding things, while 顕著 is an adjective describing how markedly noticeable something is.
際立つ means to stand out or be conspicuous, close to 冴える's sense of a skill or performance being sharply excellent.
Opposites 埋もれる means to be buried or go unnoticed, the opposite of 際立つ, which means to stand out clearly.
際立つ means to stand out sharply and distinctly, the opposite of 暈ける's loss of clarity or focus.
Written forms 際きわ 立だ つ Usage 75%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
きわだつ Usage 18%
際きわ だつ Usage 8%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
Etymology Compound of 際 (kiwa, 'edge, verge') + 立つ (tatsu, 'to stand'). Literally 'to stand at the edge', implying standing out from the rest.
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際立つ focuses purely on standing out by contrast, while 浮かび上がる keeps the nuance of something emerging visibly, often against a dark background.
