真実

Japanese

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): [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑit͡sɨᵝ]

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
Derived terms
See also

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
on’yomi 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

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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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