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実に (じつに, jitsuni) Japanese meaning: really | Kotomora

実じつに

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

really; truly; indeed; very

Emphasizes the degree or truth of a statement; often used with adjectives, verbs, or whole clauses to express strong affirmation or surprise.

この映

えい

画が

は

実じつ

に

面おも

白しろ

かっ

た

。

This movie was really interesting.

実じつに美うつくしい景色けしきですね。

That's a truly beautiful view, isn't it?

Usage patterns

実じつに〈形けい容よう詞し〉truly/indeed [adjective] — used to emphasize an impression
この映えい画がは実じつに面おも白しろい。
This movie is truly interesting.
実じつに〈数かず〉as many/much as [a surprising number]
会かい場じょうには実じつに一いち万まん人にんが集あつまった。
As many as ten thousand people gathered at the venue.

Expressions

実じつによくreally well; admirably; excellently
真しん実じつに迫せまるclose in on the truth; get closer to the truth
如にょ実じつに物もの語がたるtell vividly; give a graphic account; speak volumes
事じ実じつに照てらしてin light of the facts; based on the facts
華かを去さり実じつに就つくseek substance over show; discard the flower for the fruit

Kanji

実reality, truth, seed

Related words· 7

本ほん当とうにN5
本当に is the everyday, conversational word for 'really/truly', while 実に is a bit more formal or literary and often used in writing or exclamatory statements.
非ひ常じょうにN4
非常に simply intensifies degree ('very/extremely') in a neutral way, whereas 実に carries a subjective sense of 'indeed, truly' affirming the speaker's impression.
誠まことにN1
まことに is an even more formal, almost literary synonym of 実に, common in speeches or written apologies rather than casual speech.
誠まことN1
実に is the modern, everyday equivalent of the dated adverbial 誠, both meaning 'indeed' or 'really'.

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真しんにN1
実に also means 'truly/indeed' but usually carries a tone of surprise or admiration, whereas 真に conveys deep, essential truth without that exclamatory feel.
世よにも
実に and 世にも both add emphatic, somewhat literary force to a description, but 実に is more common and can stand before a wider range of words.
いかにもN2
実に is a neutral intensifier meaning 'truly/indeed', while いかにも in its intensifying sense implies the quality is so strong it's unmistakable.

Don't confuse with

実じつはN4
実は looks similar to 実に but means 'actually/as a matter of fact', introducing a hidden or surprising fact rather than emphasizing degree like 実に.
現げんにN2
実に looks similar and also means 'truly/indeed' but is used for emotional emphasis (実に美しい 'truly beautiful'), while 現に specifically points to real, factual evidence.
如にょ実じつ
如実 and 実に share the kanji 実 and both relate to truth, but 実に is a general intensifier meaning 'truly/really', not a term for vivid reflection of reality.

Etymology

Compound of 実 (jitsu, 'truth/reality') + adverbial particle に (ni), literally 'in truth'. The kanji 実 carries the core meaning of reality or substance.