JLPT N1 · Noun

実 (jitsu)

実 (じつ, jitsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “truth; reality”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じつ
Romaji: jitsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

truth; reality · noun, noun taking の
sincerity; honesty; fidelity · noun, noun taking の
content; substance · noun, noun taking の
(good) result · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

生物は、実がついにそのうちの１つにわかり始めるまで、３０億年以上の間、全くその理由を知らずに地球上に存在していた。

Living organisms had existed on earth, without ever knowing why, for over three thousand million years before the truth finally dawned on one of them.

Tatoeba #142698

名を捨てて実を取る。

Profit is better than fame.

Tatoeba #80817

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 実

実

reality, truth, seedジツ・シツ・み・みの.る · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 実.

事実じじつfact実験じっけんexperiment実現じつげんimplementation (e.g. of a system)実行じっこうexecution (e.g. of a plan)実際じっさいreality実施じっしenforcement実にじつにreally実はじつはas a matter of fact実力じつりょく(real) ability確実かくじつcertain現実げんじつreality果実かじつfruit口実こうじつexcuse実感じっかんreal feeling

Source: JMdict entry 1320800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.