(しょうみ)

しょうみ
noun
net (weight), actual
1. net (weight/amount)
The actual weight or amount excluding packaging or other additions.
Use 500 grams net of flour.
The net weight is the figure excluding the weight of the box.
The net content of this canned food is 200 grams.
2. actual, real, true
The real or essential content, excluding extras.
How many hours did it actually take?
Asking about real working time, excluding breaks
To be honest, I can't trust him.
Colloquial: 正味の話 = honestly speaking (Kansai dialect origin)
The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but we only actually discussed for 30 minutes.

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REGIONAL NOTE:
正味(しょうみ)(はなし) is particularly common in Kansai dialect as a conversational filler meaning "honestly" or "to be real."

[Register: Neutral to Informal]