現実

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
じつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
現實 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 現實 / 现实 (henH syit).

Pronunciation

Noun

(げん)(じつ) (genjitsu

  1. reality

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN