真実

Japanese

 真実 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
真	実
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) しんじつ [shíꜜǹjìtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑit͡sɨ]

Noun

真(しん)実(じつ) • (shinjitsu) 

1. truth; reality

   真実(しんじつ)を見抜(みぬ)く

   shinjitsu o minuku

   to get to the truth

2. (Buddhism) Synonym of 真如 (shinnyo, “suchness”)

Synonyms

• (truth): 本当(ほんとう) (hontō), 事実(じじつ) (jijitsu)

Derived terms

• 真実一路(しんじついちろ) (shinjitsuichiro, “path of sincerity”)
• 真実性(しんじつせい) (shinjitsusei, “truthfulness, veracity”)
• 真実味(しんじつみ) (shinjitsumi, “authenticity, verisimilitude”)

See also

• 信実(しんじつ) (shinjitsu, “sincerity”)

Proper noun

真(しん)実(じつ) • (Shinjitsu) 

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
真	実
しん Grade: 3	じち Grade: 3
goon

Alternative spelling
眞實 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑit͡ɕi]

Noun

真(しん)実(じち) • (shinjichi) 

1. (archaic) truth; reality

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
真	実
まさ Grade: 3	み Grade: 3
nanori	kun'yomi

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

Kanji in this term
真	実
ま Grade: 3	み Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
真	実
まな Grade: 3	み Grade: 3
nanori	kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
真	実
Grade: 3	まこと Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
真	実
なお Grade: 3	み Grade: 3
nanori	kun'yomi

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

Various given names from kun and nanori compounds.

Proper noun

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

1. a female given name

Related terms

Other names with 真 and 実 kanji

• 多真実(たまみ) (Tamami)
• 真実亜(まみあ) (Mamia)
• 真実愛(まみあ) (Mamia)
• 真実伊(まみじ) (Mamiji)
• 真実衣(まみい) (Mamii)
• 真実井(まみい) (Mamii)
• 真実栄(まみえ) (Mamie)
• 真実佳(まみか) (Mamika)
• 真実加(まみか) (Mamika)
• 真実花(まみか) (Mamika)
• 真実恵(まみえ) (Mamie)
• 真実香(まみか) (Mamika)
• 真実彩(まみあ) (Mamia)
• 真実菜(まみな) (Mamina)
• 真実子(まみこ) (Mamiko)
• 真実世(まみよ) (Mamiyo)
• 真実生(まみお) (Mamio)
• 真実代(まみよ) (Mamiyo)
• 真実奈(まみな) (Mamina)
• 真実妃(まみき) (Mamiki)
• 真実也(まみや) (Mamiya)
• 真実路(まみじ) (Mamiji)

Etymology 4

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

Kanji in this term
真	実
ま Grade: 3	さね Grade: 3
kun'yomi

The sane reading for 実 changes to zane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Proper noun

真(ま)実(さね) or 真(ま)実(ざね) • (Masane or Mazane) 

1. a unisex given name

Etymology 5

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

From 心(こころ) (kokoro, “sincerity”).

Proper noun

真実(こころ) • (Kokoro) 

1. a female given name

References

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