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目立つ

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

目立つ — “to stand out, to be conspicuous, to be noticeable”

目立つ (read めだつ) means to stand out, to be conspicuous, to be noticeable. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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めだつ

Meaning

to stand out, to be conspicuous, to be noticeable

目立つ in a sentence

赤いあかい服ふくは目立つめだつ。

Red clothes stand out.

The kanji in 目立つ

目eye
立to stand

Words that share a kanji with 目立つ

目め— eye(s)
真面目まじめ— serious, diligent, earnest
駄目だめ— no good, useless, not allowed
目的もくてき— purpose, goal, objective
〜目〜め— -th (ordinal suffix)
お目に掛かるおめにかかる— to meet (humble)
科目かもく— (school) subject
注目ちゅうもく— attention, notice

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