真しん実じつ

本ほん当とうN5sense 1
本当 is the everyday, colloquial word for 'true' or 'real', while 真実 is more formal and often implies a deeper, objective truth.
事じ実じつN3sense 1
事実 refers to a concrete fact or occurrence, whereas 真実 emphasizes the underlying, essential truth behind appearances.
真しん理りN1sense 1
真理 refers to universal or philosophical truth, while 真実 is used for the truth of a specific situation or matter.
実じつN1
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.

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真しんN1
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.
真しん相そうN1
真実 is the broad, abstract word for truth in general, while 真相 points to the specific hidden facts behind one particular incident.
真しん偽ぎN1
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.
真まN2
真実 is a more formal, standalone noun for 'truth', whereas 真 is a bound, archaic-feeling noun used mostly in set phrases.
誠まことN1
真実 stresses objective, factual truth, whereas 誠 often adds a moral or heartfelt dimension to the idea of truth.
真しんの
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.

Opposites

虚きょ偽ぎ sense 1
虚偽 means falsehood or deception, the direct opposite of 真実's meaning of truth.
嘘うそN5sense 1
嘘 is a casual word for 'lie', contrasting with 真実's meaning of 'truth'.
偽いつわり
真実 means 'truth', the direct opposite of 偽り, which means 'falsehood'.

Word family

真しん実じつ味み
truthfulness; credibility; ring of truth · sincerity; honesty; good faith
真しん実じつ性せい
truthfulness; authenticity; credibility
脱だつ真しん実じつ
post-truth; post-factual
真しん実じつ一いち路ろ
path of sincerity; single-minded devotion to truth
ポスト真しん実じつ
post-truth
貸かし付つけ真しん実じつ法ほう
Truth in Lending Act

Written forms

真実Usage100%
- しんじつ
  Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
- しんじち
  out-dated reading
しんじち
out-dated reading

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.