昭然

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 昭然 is read as しょうぜん and is a formal expression used to say that facts are clear or that responsibility has been clearly established.
• Basic usage: An already clear state appears in 事実は昭然としている, while responsibility becoming clear appears in 責任の所在が昭然となる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Fixed predicate patterns
  • It commonly appears as 昭然としている or 昭然となる and suits literary or formal contexts more than everyday conversation.
• Difference from 明白
  • Both express obviousness, but 明白 is broadly used in forms such as 明白だ, while 昭然 emphasizes that a fact stands clearly revealed through its established predicate patterns.