事じ実じつ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Refers to objective facts or reality, often used in contrast to opinions or rumors. Can function as a noun or adverbially.

事じ実じつを認みとめるto admit a fact
彼かれはついに事じ実じつを認みとめた。
He finally admitted the fact.
事じ実じつに基もとづくto be based on facts
この映えい画がは事じ実じつに基もとづいて作つくられている。
This movie is based on facts.
事じ実じつが明あきらかになるfor the truth to come to light
調ちょう査さの結けっ果か、新あらたな事じ実じつが明あきらかになった。
As a result of the investigation, a new fact came to light.
事じ実じつを隠かくすto hide the truth
会かい社しゃは不ふ利りな事じ実じつを隠かくしていた。
The company had been hiding an unfavorable fact.

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真しん実じつN2
真実 emphasizes a deeper, often emotional or philosophical truth, while 事実 refers to objective, verifiable facts.
現げん実じつN3
現実 describes the actual state of things, often with a harsh or unavoidable nuance, whereas 事実 is a specific factual statement or piece of information.
史し実じつ
事実 means any general fact or truth, while 史実 narrows this to a fact confirmed by historical record, and the two words also sound very similar so learners often mix them up.
真しん相そうN1
事実 refers to a concrete, verifiable fact, whereas 真相 is the deeper truth that ties those facts together, often uncovered after investigation.

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本ほん当とうN5
事実 refers to an objective, verifiable fact, whereas 本当 covers truth or factuality more broadly and also works as a na-adjective meaning genuine or real.
現げんにN2
事実 is a noun meaning 'fact' that can be used adverbially at the start of a sentence, while 現に is a true adverb dedicated to emphasizing concrete evidence.
真しん理りN1
事実 refers to a concrete fact or actual occurrence, while 真理 denotes a deeper, universal truth or principle.

虚きょ偽ぎ
虚偽 means falsehood or a fabricated lie, the direct opposite of 事実, which is something objectively true.
でっち上あげ
事実 means the actual truth or fact, the direct opposite of a でっち上げ, which is entirely invented.
虚きょ構こうN1
事実 means an actual fact, the direct opposite of 虚構, which denotes something fabricated or untrue.

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デマN1
事実 means a verified fact or truth, the opposite of デマ, which is a false or misleading claim.
仮か定ていN2
事実 is something known to be actually true, whereas 仮定 is only a supposed or hypothetical premise.
捏ねつ造ぞう
事実 means an actual, verified fact, the direct opposite of 捏造, which is something invented and false.

実じっ際さいN3
実際 means 'in practice/actually' and describes how things really are in a situation, while 事実 refers to a discrete, verifiable fact.
事じ実じつ無む根こん
事実 simply means 'fact', whereas 事実無根 means the opposite — that something has no basis in fact — so learners should not mistake the two for synonyms.
時じ事じ
時事 (じじ, current affairs) and 事実 (じじつ, fact) sound similar but are unrelated in meaning, so learners often mix up the two readings.

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Compound of 事 (thing, matter) and 実 (truth, reality). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to mean 'actual fact'.