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真実 (しんじつ, shinjitsu) Japanese meaning: truth | Kotomora
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Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 真しん 実じつ を 知し る to learn/discover the truth (of something)
He learned the truth about the incident.
真しん 実じつ が 明あき らかになる for the truth to come to light
As a result of the investigation, the truth came to light.
真しん 実じつ を 隠かく す to hide the truth
She hid the truth for a long time.
真しん 実じつ を 追つい 求きゅう する to pursue/seek out the truth
The reporter kept pursuing the truth.
Kanji 真 true, reality, Buddhist sect Related words· 10 本当 is the everyday, colloquial word for 'true' or 'real', while 真実 is more formal and often implies a deeper, objective truth.
事実 refers to a concrete fact or occurrence, whereas 真実 emphasizes the underlying, essential truth behind appearances.
真理 refers to universal or philosophical truth, while 真実 is used for the truth of a specific situation or matter.
真実 is the formal, objective word for 'truth', while 実 is used more loosely and often appears in set phrases about the underlying reality of a situation.
Show 6 more 真実 is the more explicit, everyday noun for truth or reality, while 真 is a shorter, more formal or compound-like element often seen in phrases like 真の.
真実 is the broad, abstract word for truth in general, while 真相 points to the specific hidden facts behind one particular incident.
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.
Opposites 虚偽 means falsehood or deception, the direct opposite of 真実's meaning of truth.
嘘 is a casual word for 'lie', contrasting with 真実's meaning of 'truth'.
真実 means 'truth', the direct opposite of 偽り, which means 'falsehood'.
Word family truthfulness; credibility; ring of truth · sincerity; honesty; good faith
truthfulness; authenticity; credibility
post-truth; post-factual
path of sincerity; single-minded devotion to truth
Etymology Composed of 真 (true) and 実 (fruit, reality). The reading しんじつ is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; the obsolete reading しんじち reflects historical kana usage.
真実 is a more formal, standalone noun for 'truth', whereas 真 is a bound, archaic-feeling noun used mostly in set phrases.
真実 stresses objective, factual truth, whereas 誠 often adds a moral or heartfelt dimension to the idea of truth.
真実 is a noun meaning 'truth/reality' and is often used with の to modify nouns, whereas 真の is itself a ready-made attributive form with a slightly stronger, more essential nuance.
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