実は
N3じつは jitsuwa
- as a matter of fact
- by the way
expressionadverb
Chinese meanings
其实;说实话
Examples
- 実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。
- 実は彼女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"
}
}