真しん偽ぎ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

truth or falsehood; authenticity; veracity

Refers to whether something is true or false, genuine or fake. Often used in contexts of verifying facts, claims, or authenticity.

〈事こと〉の真しん偽ぎを問とうto question the truth/authenticity of something
記き者しゃはその発はつ言げんの真しん偽ぎを問とうた。
The reporter questioned the truth of the statement.
〈事こと〉の真しん偽ぎが明あきらかになるfor the truth or falsehood of something to come to light
調ちょう査さの結けっ果か、うわさの真しん偽ぎが明あきらかになった。
As a result of the investigation, the truth of the rumor came to light.
〈事こと〉の真しん偽ぎを判はん断だんするto judge whether something is true or false
専せん門もん家かがその情じょう報ほうの真しん偽ぎを判はん断だんした。
An expert judged whether the information was true.
真しん偽ぎは不ふ明めいだit is unknown whether something is true or false
その情じょう報ほうの真しん偽ぎは不ふ明めいだ。
It is unclear whether that information is true or false.

真しん実じつN2
真実 means 'truth' as an established fact, while 真偽 focuses on whether something is true or false, i.e. the question of authenticity itself.
虚きょ実じつ
虚実 also means 'truth and falsehood' but is more literary and often refers to a mix of fact and fiction, whereas 真偽 is the everyday term used when verifying claims.
正せい否ひ
正否 asks whether something is right or wrong (correctness), while 真偽 specifically asks whether it is true or fake.

審しん議ぎN1
審議 (also read しんぎ) means 'deliberation' or 'discussion' at a meeting, a completely different word from 真偽 despite sharing the same sound.
信しん義ぎ
信義 (also read しんぎ) means 'trust and loyalty' or 'good faith', unrelated in meaning to 真偽 though pronounced identically.
真しん意いN1
真意 means someone's 'true intention', not 'truth or falsehood' like 真偽, and the two are easy to mix up because of the shared 真 character.

Compound of 真 (しん, 'truth') and 偽 (ぎ, 'falsehood'). The reading しんぎ is the standard on'yomi combination.