Illustration: In a Japanese apartment kitchen, a visitor admires an elaborate birthday cake and gestures appreciatively toward a flour-dusted young adult. The apparent baker blushes, raises a modest correcting hand, and opens the sliding kitchen door to reveal their grandmother still holding the piping bag.

JLPT N3expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

実じつは

jitsu wa

actually, to tell the truth

The は is pronounced わ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 実じつはそれはただのうわさだったよ。

    Actually, it was just a rumour.

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  2. 実じつは彼女かのじょは僕ぼくの姉あねだ。

    As a matter of fact, she is my sister.

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  3. 実じつは別べつの約束やくそくがある。

    The fact is that I have another appointment.

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Kanji in 実

  • 実reality; truthOnジツ・シツKunみ・みのる・まこと

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