How to say "marked" in Japanese

• 格段かくだんCommon
  no-adjective, na-adjectiveCovers 'marked' as in a marked improvement or a marked difference: the change or gap is dramatic and clearly noticeable. Typical of remarks on how much someone's ability, results, or condition has improved.
  それは以前いぜんに比くらべて格段かくだんに進歩しんぽした。↗

  It has greatly improved compared with what it was.
• 色濃いいろこい
  i-adjectiveCovers 'marked' in the sense of 'pronounced': something shows a strong tendency towards something, or a quality is strongly evident in it. Less common, so not the default choice for everyday uses of 'marked'.
• 有標ゆうひょう
  no-adjectiveThe technical linguistics term for 'marked', as in markedness: a form or category is either marked or unmarked. For everyday senses of 'marked' — an improvement, a difference, a tendency — this is not the word you want.

Use 格段 for a marked improvement or difference, 「色濃い」 for something showing a marked tendency or quality, and 有標 only as the technical linguistic term for 'marked'.

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• 格段かくだんdramatic (improvement)
• 色濃いいろこいmarked
• 有標ゆうひょうmarked