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faithlessness; insincerity; dishonesty
Lack of sincerity, honesty, or faithfulness. Often used to describe someone who is unfaithful in a relationship, or who acts dishonestly or without integrity.
不実な人間は信用されない。
A dishonest person is not trusted.
彼の不実が原因で別れた。
We broke up because of his unfaithfulness.
不実な態度を取り続ければ、いずれ周囲の信頼を失うだろう。
If you keep behaving insincerely, you will eventually lose the trust of those around you.
不実 is the opposite of 誠実 (sincere, faithful). It functions both as a noun and as an adjective with な. In literary and formal contexts, it often carries the specific nuance of infidelity or betrayal of trust.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 不実な人 — a faithless person
- 不実な態度 — an insincere attitude
- 不実を働く — to act dishonestly
RELATED WORDS:
- 誠実 — sincere, faithful (antonym)
- 不誠実 — insincere
- 裏切り — betrayal