Japanese symbol for “actuality”
実際
じっさい
Romaji: jissai
reality; actuality; truth; fact
In Japanese, actuality is 実際, read じっさい (jissai).
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 reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions
- n practice (as opposed to theory)
- adv truly; really; indeed; actually
- n bhutakoti (limit of reality) (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “actuality”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本当 | ほんとう hontou | truth; reality; actuality |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 如実 | にょじつ nyojitsu | reality; actuality; actual conditions |
| 定 | じょう jou | certainty; reality; actuality |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 国際 | こくさい kokusai | international |
| 交際 | こうさい kousai | company; friendship; association |
| 間際 | まぎわ magiwa | the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “actuality”.
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.