Japanese

じじつ
Meaning: fact; truth; reality
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

事
実

Example sentences

That he is the culprit is an unshakeable fact.
私をして言わしめれば、それは事実ではない。
If you let me speak, that is not the truth.
彼は自分を守るために事実を歪めた
He distorted the truth to protect himself.
これは紛れもない事実です。
This is an unmistakable fact.
彼の話と事実に相違がある。
There is a discrepancy between his story and the facts.
そのニュースには、驚くべき事実が含まれていた。
That news contained some surprising facts.
彼はありのままの事実を話してくれた。
He told me the facts just as they are.
この映画は事実に基いている。
This movie is based on a true story.
事実を確認せずに、先走って判断したために失敗した。
He failed because he rushed to judgment without confirming the facts.
その不都合な事実は、権力者によって歴史から完全に抹殺された。
That inconvenient fact was completely erased from history by those in power.

Usage Notes

Refers to things that have actually happened or exist in reality.

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