Japanese Symbol for
真実shinjitsu
truth · reality · sincerity
Readings
Meaning
Truth, reality, sincerity. 真実 combines 真 (true, genuine, real) with 実 (reality, substance, fruit). Together they mean "genuine reality" — the full, unvarnished truth.
Example words
真
shin / ma
truth, genuineness, reality
真理
shinri
truth (philosophical/universal)
誠
makoto
truth, sincerity, honesty
本当
hontō
truth, reality (everyday)
真相
shinsō
truth, real situation, facts
事実
jijitsu
fact, truth, reality
Japanese has rich vocabulary for degrees of truth. 本当 (hontō) is the casual everyday word ("really?"), 真実 (shinjitsu) is solemn/formal truth, and 真理 (shinri) refers to universal philosophical truth. 誠 (makoto) — sincerity and truth — was one of the seven virtues of bushido.
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