Which Is Right for You, あからさま and あきらか?

あからさま vs あきらか: How Do Native Speakers Use These?Which Is Right for You, あからさま and あきらか?

What is the difference between あからさま and あきらか? It is a useful word that you absolutely figured something out, then you will be able to use a word is “obviously” in English however, in Japanese by using 明あきらか and あからさま, natives can tell them subtle nuances. In this case, let me introduce how different each other is.

あからさま (akarasama)

Intentionally / Obviously

あからさま is quite close to あきらか however, あきらか is often used as intentional things which are quite bad behaviors and adding the meaning of “obviously”. For instance, あからさまな嘘うそ (an intentional and obvious lie ), 明あからさまな反則行為はんそくこうい (an intentional and obvious foul play).

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Example

同おなじクラスのヒトミがあからさまに意地悪いじわるをしてくるんだけど。何なにか悪わるいことしたかー？ (Hitomi in our class intentionally mean to me. I’m wondering I did something wrong to her?) (同班的小瞳很明显的欺负你，你做了什么对她不好的事吗?) (같은 반인 히토미가 노골적으로 괴롭히는데, 무슨 나쁜 짓 했나 냐?) (Thằng Hitomi cùng lớp rõ ràng đang làm gì đó ác ý nhưng mà cậu đã làm điều gì xấu không đấy?)

ねぇ、見みてよあいつ！あからさまに僕ぼくたちを無視むししてない？ (Hey, look at him! I think he intentionally ignores us, don’t you?) (哎你看那个家伙很显然在无视我们不是吗) (야, 저 녀석 좀 봐! 완전히 우리를 무시하고 있지 않잖아!) (Này, nhìn thằng kia kìa. Chẳng phải nó đang phớt lờ chúng ta sao?)

どうして先生せんせいに向むかってあからさまに攻撃的こうげきてきな態度たいどをとったの？何なにかされたの？ (Why did you intentionally take your aggressive attitude to our teacher? Did he do something wrong to you?) (为什么对老师作出一副明显攻击性的态度你怎么了) (선생님한테 보란 듯이 공격적인 태도를 취한 이유가 뭐야? 무슨 일 있었어?) (Tại sao cậu lại có thái độ hung hăng một cách táo tợn với giáo viên thế? Thầy ấy đã làm gì cậu à?)

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あきらかに (akirakani)

Clearly / Obviously / Undoubtedly / Definitely

Unlike あからさま means “あきらか(obviously) + intentionally/irony”, あきらか means just clearly, obviously and undoubtedly. And 明あきらか has a little bit stiff image for children don’t usually use 明あきらかに which is a word basically for adults. For instance, children use こたえはぜったい２番ばんだよ！ whereas adults use 正解せいかいは明あきらかに２番ばんですね！

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Example

ゆか
まいちゃんってさぁ、明あきらかに宇多田うただヒカルの新曲知しんきょくしらなかったよね？ (You know what? Maichan obviously didn’t know an Utada Hikaru’s new song.) (看麻衣就知道她不晓得宇多田光的新歌吧) (마이는 있잖아, 분명히 우타다 히카루의 신곡을 모르고 있었지..) (Mai  này, cậu rõ ràng là không biết bài hát mới của Utada Hikaru nhỉ?)

たつや
え？１万円まんえんですか？１０００円えんとかじゃなくて？それは明あきらかに間違まちがっていると思おもうけどー。 (What? Is it $100? Isn’t that like $10? I think it’s clearly wrong.) (诶 怎么室是一万日元？咦,是 难道不是一千日元吗  我觉得这明显是错的呀) (음… 1만 엔… 1000엔이 아니라… 그건 아무리 봐도 틀린 것 같은데…) (Ối, mười ngàn yên á? Không phải một ngàn yên hay gì à? Tôi nghĩ chắc chắn có nhầm lẫn gì rồi…)

ゆか
そうかなー？明あきらかにその話はなしおかしくない？その人ひと名前なまえ何なんていうの？今度一緒こんどいっしょについていくよ。 (You think so? But, I think this story is clearly the catch, don’t you? What is his name? I’ll be with you next time.) (是这样啊。一听那话不奇怪吗 那个人叫什么名字啊 下次我陪你一块去呀) (그런가…? 확실히 그 이야기는 이상하지 않아. 그 사람 이름은 뭐야? 다음에 같이 갈게.  ) (Thế à? Chẳng phải rõ ràng là có gì lạ sao? Tên người đó là gì vậy? Lần sau tôi sẽ cùng theo dõi xem.)