実じつ話わ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

true story; real-life story

Refers to a story based on actual events, as opposed to fiction. Often used in titles of books, films, or articles.

この映えい画がは実じつ話わに基もとづいている。
This movie is based on a true story.
彼かれの体たい験けん談だんは実じつ話わだ。
His account is a true story.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉は実じつ話わに基もとづいている___ is based on a true story
この映えい画がは実じつ話わに基もとづいている。
This movie is based on a true story.
実じつ話わを元もとにした〈物もの〉a ___ based on a true story
実じつ話わを元もとにした小しょう説せつを読よんだ。
I read a novel based on a true story.
実じつ話わを映えい画が化かするto turn a true story into a movie
その事じ件けんは実じつ話わとして映えい画が化かされた。
The incident was made into a movie based on the true story.

Kanji

実reality, truth, seed
話tale, talk

Related words

ノンフィクションN1
ノンフィクション is the broad genre term for non-fiction works, while 実話 specifically means a single true story or anecdote.
実じつ録ろく
実録 emphasizes a factual, documented account (often of crimes or events), while 実話 is the general word for any true story.
史し実じつ
実話 is a true story or real-life account often used for anecdotes or media, while 史実 specifically denotes a verified fact from recorded history.

Opposites

作つくり話ばなしN1
実話 is a story based on real events, while 作り話 is a fabricated or invented story.
フィクションN1
実話 describes something that really happened, whereas フィクション refers to invented, fictional content.

Don't confuse with

逸いつ話わ
実話 (じつわ) means a true story overall, while 逸話 (いつわ) means a short anecdote about a specific person or event, and the two are easily confused by sound.

Written forms

実じつ話わUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ジツワUsage2%

Etymology

Compound of 実 (truth, reality) and 話 (story, talk). The reading じつわ is the standard on'yomi combination.