Japanese symbol for “fact”
事実
じじつ
Romaji: jijitsu
fact; truth; reality; actuality
In Japanese, fact is 事実, read じじつ (jijitsu).
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
- n fact; truth; reality; actuality
- adv in fact; actually
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fact”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 本当 | ほんとう hontou | truth; reality; actuality |
| 誠 | まこと makoto | truth; reality; fact |
| 諒 | りょう ryou | fact; truth; understanding |
| ファクト | ファクト fakuto | fact |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 事故 | じこ jiko | accident; incident; trouble |
| 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 |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fact”.
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.