Japanese symbol for “actual”
実物
じつぶつ
Romaji: jitsubutsu
real thing; original; actual
In Japanese, actual is 実物, read じつぶつ (jitsubutsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n real thing; original; actual
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “actual”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実勢 | じっせい jissei | actual; real; true |
| アクチュアル | アクチュアル akuchuaru | actual |
| 実際にあった | じっさいにあった jissainiatta | real; actual; true |
| 実質上 | じっしつじょう jisshitsujou | practical; actual; de facto |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “actual”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.