1.
truth, universal truth
A fundamental, unchanging principle or fact; often used in philosophical or religious contexts.
科学は真理を追求する。
Science pursues the truth.
永遠の真理を求める。
Seek eternal truth.
それが真理であることは誰も否定できない。
No one can deny that it is the truth.
真理 refers to fundamental, philosophical, or religious truth.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 真理を追求する (pursue the truth)
- 永遠の真理 (eternal truth)
- 普遍的な真理 (universal truth)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 真理: philosophical/universal truth
- 事実: fact, actual happening
- 本当: truth (everyday usage), reality
HOMOPHONES:
- 真理: truth/ultimate truth
- 心理: psychology/mental state
Related Words
Contrast:
心理 (homophone - psychology)