How to say "pronounced" in Japanese

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  • 色濃いいろこい
    i-adjectiveCovers 'pronounced' as in showing a strong tendency towards something. A less common, literary word; it is seldom the word you want for ordinary uses of 'pronounced' describing evident features or characteristics.
  • 濃厚のうこうCommon
    na-adjectiveCovers 'pronounced' meaning strong or marked, as with a pronounced suspicion or sense of something; also means probable or very likely. This common word is the usual choice when describing such qualities as clearly evident.
    Suspicion that this amounts to insider trading has strengthened.

For 'pronounced' meaning clearly evident, 濃厚 is the common choice, while 「色濃い」 is a less common literary way of describing a strong tendency towards something.

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