Kanji

reality, truth

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

宀部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジツ, シツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

み, みのる, まこと, みの, みちる

Nanori (Name Reading)

これ, さね, ちか, つね, なお, のり, ま, まこと, み, みつ, みる

Common Readings

ジツ, み, みの…る

Example sentences

実は じつは
実は、以前日本に住んでいたことがあります。

Actually, I have lived in Japan before.

なんです なんです
実は、今日は休みなんです。

Actually, I'm on vacation today.

事実 じじつ
彼が犯人だというのは、動かせない事実だ。

That he is the culprit is an unshakeable fact.

しめる しめる
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.

現実 げんじつ
現実を受け入れるのは難しい。

It is difficult to accept reality.

距離 きょり
理想と現実の距離を縮めるのは難しい

It is difficult to close the gap between ideal and reality.

確実 かくじつ
その情報は確実だ。

That information is certain.

頻出 ひんしゅつ
この試験では頻出の問題を確実に解けるようにするべきだ。

You should be able to reliably solve frequently appearing problems on this exam.

実際に じっさいに
実際にそこに行って自分の目で見ました。

I actually went there and saw it for myself.

実際 じっさい
実際に行ってみると、思っていたより遠かった。

When I actually went there, it was further than I thought.

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