事実（じじつ）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: fact
Example sentences
- 事実にもとづいて話をする。 — Speak based on the facts.
- これはまぎれもない事実だ。 — This is an undeniable fact.
Idioms & proverbs containing “事実”
- 既成事実 (きせいじじつ) — established fact; fait accompli
- 事実無根 (じじつむこん) — groundless; entirely contrary to fact
- 事実は小説より奇なり (じじつはしょうせつよりきなり) — truth is stranger than fiction
- 事実は小説よりも奇なり (じじつはしょうせつよりもきなり) — truth is stranger than fiction
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