リアル

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Describes something that feels genuine, lifelike, or not fake. Often used for graphics, experiences, or situations that closely resemble reality.

Related words· 7

現げん実じつN3sense 1
現実 is a formal noun meaning 'reality', while リアル is a casual loanword used mainly as an adjective meaning 'realistic' or 'true to life'.
本ほん気きN2sense 2
本気 means 'seriousness of intent', while リアル in its colloquial sense emphasizes that a statement or feeling is sincere and not exaggerated.
現げん実じつ的てきN3sense 1
現実的 stresses being practical or grounded in reality, whereas リアル focuses on something looking or feeling genuine and lifelike.
まじ sense 2
マジ is very casual slang for 'seriously/for real', close to リアル's colloquial 'serious, not joking' sense but even more informal.

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迫はく真しん
リアル is a casual loanword for 'realistic', while 迫真 is a more literary word for an intense, striking realism especially in performances or descriptions.
生なま々なましい
リアル is a casual loanword for 'realistic', while 生々しい is a native adjective that specifically implies rawness, as if still fresh or unhealed.
三さん次じ元げん
リアル is a casual loanword for 'real life' used similarly to 三次元's slang sense, but without the specific otaku-culture framing.

Don't confuse with

リア
リアル ('real, realistic') sounds similar to リア ('rear') but has an unrelated meaning, so learners must not confuse the two loanwords.
リヤル
リヤル (also written リアル) is the currency of countries like Iran or Saudi Arabia, while リアル as an ordinary word means 'real' or 'realistic'—the two are unrelated despite sharing the same katakana form.