実態(じったい)

じったい
noun
actual conditions, reality
formalwrittenabstract
See also: 実体(じったい) (substance, true form)
1. actual conditions, true state of affairs, reality
The real situation as opposed to what is publicly stated, assumed, or idealized. Often implies that the truth differs from appearances.
実態(じったい)を調査(ちょうさ)する。
To investigate the actual conditions.
表面(ひょうめん)と実態(じったい)はかなり違(ちが)う。
The surface and the reality are quite different.
労働(ろうどう)環境(かんきょう)の実態(じったい)を明(あき)らかにするためにアンケート調査(ちょうさ)が行(おこな)われた。
A survey was conducted to reveal the actual conditions of the working environment.

Etymology

実(じつ) (truth/reality) + 態(たい) (condition/state). Literally "true condition."

Usage

A formal word frequently used in news, government reports, and academic writing. Often implies a gap between perception and reality. Commonly paired with 調査(ちょうさ) (investigation/survey) and 把握(はあく) (understanding/grasping).

Similar words

実態(じったい) vs 実情(じつじょう): Both mean "the actual situation." 実態(じったい) is the hard facts that a survey or investigation uncovers, often different from appearances; 実情(じつじょう) is the real circumstances someone is in, often their difficulties (実情(じつじょう)を訴(うった)える, to explain one's real situation).

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Related Words

Synonym: 実情(じつじょう) (circumstances)
Compare: 真実(しんじつ) (truth)
Compare: 内幕(うちまく) (inside story)
Compare: ありよう (the way something is)
Compare: 実像(じつぞう) (real image)
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Added 2026.2.8 13:52 · Revised 2026.10.10 15:54
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