JLPT N1 · Noun

真相 (shinsou)

真相 (しんそう, shinsou) is a Japanese noun meaning “truth; real situation”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しんそう
Romaji: shinsou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

truth; real situation · noun

Example sentences

真相を知っておいたほうがいい。

You may as well know the truth.

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

Kanji in 真相

真

true, reality, Buddhist sectシン・ま・ま- · 10 strokes

相

inter-, mutual, togetherソウ・ショウ・あい- · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 真相.

写真しゃしんphotograph真面目まじめserious真剣しんけんserious真似まねimitating真理しんりtruth真っ赤まっかbright red真空しんくうvacuum真っ暗まっくらpitch-dark真っ黒まっくろpitch-black真っ青まっさおdeep blue真っ先まっさきthe head真っ白まっしろpure white真似るまねるto mimic真実しんじつtruth

Source: JMdict entry 1364110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.