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実じつは

N3
じつは jitsuwa
  1. as a matter of fact
  2. by the way
expressionadverb

Chinese meanings

其实;说实话

Examples

  • 実じつはそれはただのうわさだったよ。
    Actually, it was just a rumour.
    其实那只是传言。
  • 実じつは彼かの女じょはうそをついていたのだ。
    The fact is that she lied.
    实际上她说了谎。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('fffb310ed7'); // 実は
{
  "id": "fffb310ed7",
  "word": "実は",
  "reading": "じつは",
  "romaji": "jitsuwa",
  "meanings": [
    "as a matter of fact",
    "by the way"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "exp",
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1320830,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "実はそれはただのうわさだったよ。",
      "furigana": "{実|じつ}はそれはただのうわさだったよ。",
      "en": "Actually, it was just a rumour.",
      "tatoeba_id": 149465
    },
    {
      "ja": "実は彼女はうそをついていたのだ。",
      "furigana": "{実|じつ}は{彼女|かのじょ}はうそをついていたのだ。",
      "en": "The fact is that she lied.",
      "tatoeba_id": 149433
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "37b36fa065fbdbd55dc89029f1e2fa9931aa45c51bf547c0eaa2cd285595e2c7",
    "meanings": [
      "其实",
      "说实话"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "実はそれはただのうわさだったよ。",
        "zh": "其实那只是传言。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "実は彼女はうそをついていたのだ。",
        "zh": "实际上她说了谎。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/fffb310ed7",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1320830; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "9c6f23a2f1e0d5705f6ef9719e9a958c4f0cea5bc5ca52518ef8d9971ea7ac5b",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}