adverbial N2 common casualpolitewritten

明らかに — clearly / obviously

明らかに ・ あきらかに

Meaning

Key sentence

He's obviously lying.

Usage

Asserts certainty grounded in visible or logical evidence. Also used attributively as 明あきらかな + noun (明あきらかな間違まちがい = 'an obvious mistake').

Examples

Looking at the figures, sales are clearly falling.
That's clearly a rule violation.

Easily confused with

どうやら 明らかに = the evidence leaves no doubt ('clearly'); どうやら = a tentative inference from indirect signs ('it seems'). 確かに 確かに grants a point as true; 明らかに says it is self-evident from the facts, requiring no concession.

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.

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