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真理 (しんり, shinri) Japanese meaning: truth | Kotomora
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Science is the pursuit of truth.
He set out on a journey in search of life's truths.
Usage patterns 真しん 理り を 追つい 求きゅう する to pursue truth
The philosopher pursued truth throughout his life.
真しん 理り を 悟さと る to realize or attain a truth
He attained a truth through zazen meditation.
真しん 理り を 突つ く to hit upon a truth; to be right on the mark
That phrase hits upon a truth about life.
Kanji 真 true, reality, Buddhist sect 理 logic, arrangement, reason Related words 本当 is the common, everyday word for truth or reality, while 真理 is a formal, abstract term used in philosophical or scientific contexts.
真実 refers to the truth of a specific situation, fact, or person's heart, while 真理 denotes a deeper, universal, unchanging truth.
事実 refers to a concrete fact or actual occurrence, while 真理 denotes a deeper, universal truth or principle.
Don't confuse with 審理 (a court hearing or trial) is pronounced identically to 真理 (truth) but has a completely different, legal meaning.
心理 (mental state, psychology) and 真理 (truth, universal principle) are pronounced identically but have completely unrelated meanings.
Word family truth value
truth function
Etymology From Middle Chinese 真理 (truth, true principle). The kanji 真 means 'true' and 理 means 'principle' or 'reason'.
