事実(じじつ)

じじつ
noun
fact, truth, reality
1. fact, truth, reality
Something that has actually happened or is true; not fiction or opinion.
事実(じじつ)を認(みと)めなければならない。
We must accept the facts.
それは事実(じじつ)に基(もと)づいた話(はなし)だ。
That's a story based on facts.
事実(じじつ)、彼(かれ)は間違(まちが)っていた。
In fact, he was wrong.
事実 used adverbially means 'in fact'

事実(じじつ) can function as a noun or adverbially to mean "in fact."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 事実(じじつ)に基(もと)づく (based on facts)
  • 事実(じじつ)を認(みと)める (to acknowledge the facts)
  • 事実(じじつ)を述(の)べる (to state the facts)
  • 事実(じじつ)上(じょう) (virtually, de facto)
  • 事実(じじつ)無根(むこん) (unfounded, groundless)

ADVERBIAL USE:
事実(じじつ) at the start of a sentence means "in fact" or "actually."

Related Words

Related: 真実(しんじつ) (truth)
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Added 2026.1.12 9:56 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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