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現実 (げんじつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

現げん実じつ

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Meanings

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noun

reality; actuality; hard fact

Refers to the real world as opposed to ideals, dreams, or illusions. Often contrasted with 理想 (ideal).

See also: 理想

夢ゆめと現げん実じつの区く別べつがつかなくなった。
I can no longer tell the difference between dreams and reality.

現げん実じつは小しょう説せつよりも奇きなり。

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Kanji

現present, existing, actual
実reality, truth, seed

Similar words

理り想そう
理想 means 'ideal' or 'dream'; 現実 is the actual state of things, often contrasted with 理想.
事じ実じつ
事実 means 'fact' or 'truth' as a concrete piece of information; 現実 is the broader concept of reality or the real world.

Etymology

Compound of 現 (appear, present) and 実 (fruit, reality). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination has been used to express 'reality' since at least the Meiji period.