真実性(しんじつせい)

しんじつせい
noun
truthfulness; authenticity; veracity
formallegalacademicdescriptiveevaluation
1. truthfulness; authenticity; veracity
The quality of being true, genuine, or authentic. Used in legal, academic, and philosophical contexts to evaluate whether something corresponds to reality.
証言(しょうげん)の真実性(しんじつせい)を疑(うたが)う。
To doubt the truthfulness of the testimony.
この報道(ほうどう)の真実性(しんじつせい)は確認(かくにん)されていない。
The veracity of this news report has not been confirmed.
歴史的(れきしてき)文書(ぶんしょ)の真実性(しんじつせい)を検証(けんしょう)するために、複数(ふくすう)の資料(しりょう)と照合(しょうごう)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
To verify the authenticity of historical documents, it is necessary to cross-reference them with multiple sources.

Formed from 真実(しんじつ) (truth, reality) + 性(せい) (nature, quality). A formal term used primarily in legal proceedings, journalism, and academic research to discuss whether claims or evidence are genuine.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 信憑性(しんぴょうせい): credibility — focuses on whether something is believable, not necessarily whether it is true
  • 正確性(せいかくせい): accuracy — whether information is precise and error-free
  • 真正性(しんせいせい): genuineness, authenticity — used for objects (art, documents) rather than statements

Related Words

Compare: 信憑性(しんぴょうせい) (credibility)
Compare: 正確性(せいかくせい) (accuracy)
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