チョ, チャク, あらわ.す, いちじる.しい

renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work

JLPT2 G6 S11 F849

As per # (pile) + 艸 grass/plant (→ writing material such as bamboo strips) → compilation (figurative pile) of writings on vegetation-based media → *literary work/effort* → *write*; *book* → *marked*; *striking* (← writings that capture attention) → *adhere*; *meet with* (← fixity).

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