真実

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
じつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
眞實 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 真實 (MC tsyin zyit).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んじつ [shíꜜǹjìtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑit͡sɨ]

Adjective

(しん)(じつ) • (shinjitsu-na (adnominal (しん)(じつ) (shinjitsu na), adverbial (しん)(じつ) (shinjitsu ni))

  1. true; genuine
    • 1919, 島崎藤村, chapter 65, in 新生[1]:
      この世に成就しがたいもので、しかも真実なものがいくらもある。
      Kono yo ni jōju shi-gatai mono de, shikamo shinjitsu na mono ga ikura mo aru.
      There are many things in this world that are difficult to achieve yet are true.
    • 1940, 豊島与志雄, 椿の花の赤[2]:
      自分の言葉がすぐ自分に反映してくるらしく、その蒼白い顔を度々赤らめるのだった。そのためにはまた却って彼の言葉を心からの真実なものと感じさせもした。
      Jibun no kotoba ga sugu jibun ni han'ei shite kuru rashiku, sono aojiroi kao o tabitabi akarameru no datta. Sono tame ni wa mata kaette kare no kotoba o kokoro kara no shinjitsu na mono to kanjisase mo shita.
      His words seemed to reflect back on him, and his pale face would often flush, which made his words seem all the more genuine and sincere.
Inflection
Inflection of 真実
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 真実だろ しんじつだろ shinjitsu daro
Continuative (連用形) 真実で しんじつで shinjitsu de
Terminal (終止形) 真実だ しんじつだ shinjitsu da
Attributive (連体形) 真実な しんじつな shinjitsu na
Hypothetical (仮定形) 真実なら しんじつなら shinjitsu nara
Imperative (命令形) 真実であれ しんじつであれ shinjitsu de are
Key constructions
Informal negative 真実ではない
真実じゃない
しんじつではない
しんじつじゃない
shinjitsu de wa nai
shinjitsu ja nai
Informal past 真実だった しんじつだった shinjitsu datta
Informal negative past 真実ではなかった
真実じゃなかった
しんじつではなかった
しんじつじゃなかった
shinjitsu de wa nakatta
shinjitsu ja nakatta
Formal 真実です しんじつです shinjitsu desu
Formal negative 真実ではありません
真実じゃありません
しんじつではありません
しんじつじゃありません
shinjitsu de wa arimasen
shinjitsu ja arimasen
Formal past 真実でした しんじつでした shinjitsu deshita
Formal negative past 真実ではありませんでした
真実じゃありませんでした
しんじつではありませんでした
しんじつじゃありませんでした
shinjitsu de wa arimasen deshita
shinjitsu ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive 真実で しんじつで shinjitsu de
Conditional 真実なら(ば) しんじつなら(ば) shinjitsu nara (ba)
Provisional 真実だったら しんじつだったら shinjitsu dattara
Volitional 真実だろう しんじつだろう shinjitsu darō
Adverbial 真実に しんじつに shinjitsu ni
Degree 真実さ しんじつさ shinjitsusa

Noun

(しん)(じつ) • (shinjitsu

  1. truth; reality
    真実(しんじつ)見抜(みぬ)
    shinjitsu o minuku
    to get to the truth
  2. (Buddhism) synonym of 真如 (shinnyo, suchness)
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also

Proper noun

(しん)(じつ) • (Shinjitsu

  1. a unisex given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
じち
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
眞實 (kyūjitai)

Variant of shinjitsu above with read with its goon reading.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑit͡ɕi]

Noun

(しん)(じち) • (shinjichi

  1. (archaic) truth; reality

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
まさ
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
nanori kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
まゆ
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
nanori kun'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
まな
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
nanori kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 まこと
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
なお
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
nanori kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
さな
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
nanori kun'yomi

Various given names from kun and nanori compounds.

Proper noun

(さな)() or 真実(こころ) or (なお)() or (まこと) or (まな)() or ()() or (まゆ)() or (まさ)() • (Sanami or Kokoro or Naomi or Makoto or Manami or Mami or Mayumi or Masami

  1. a female given name

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
さね > ざね
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
さね
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

The sane reading for changes to zane as an instance of rendaku ((れん)(だく)).

Proper noun

()(さね) or ()(ざね) • (Masane or Mazane

  1. a unisex given name

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
ほんと
Grade: 3 Grade: 3
jukujikun

From 本当(ほんと) (honto, truth, reality).

Proper noun

真実(ほんと) • (Honto

  1. a surname

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
こころ
Grade: 3 Grade: 3
jukujikun

From (こころ) (kokoro, sincerity).

Proper noun

真実(こころ) • (Kokoro

  1. a female given name

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN