正しょう真しん

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

true; authentic; genuine

Almost exclusively used in the compound 正真正銘 (しょうしんしょうめい), meaning 'genuine' or 'the real thing'. Rarely used independently in modern Japanese.

See also: 正真正銘

• これは正しょう真しん正しょう銘めいのダイヤモンドだ。

  This is a genuine diamond.

• 彼かれの話はなしは正しょう真しん正しょう銘めいの真しん実じつだ。

  His story is the absolute truth.