実体|じったいjittai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nounsubstance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality; true formAn analysis of the nature of the heat island phenomenon and countermeasures.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related真実しんじつWrittenWritten/formal prose word for the truth or the real facts, as in 「真実を語る」; 「実体」 is about the actual substance of a thing.
- RelatedリアルCasualColloquial loanword for lifelike, realistic, or real; 「実体」 points to the substance that actually exists.
- Related実じつNeutralA neutral single character for truth or sincerity, as in 「実の親」; 「実体」 stresses the actual substance or content.
- Related真しんWrittenWritten single character meaning true or genuine, as in 「真の姿」; 「実体」 stresses the substantive essence.
- Related本当ほんとうNeutralA neutral, all-purpose word for true or real; 「実体」 is the objectively existing substance or content of something.
- Related正身そうじみWrittenWritten, old-fashioned word for the person in question or the genuine article; 「実体」 is a thing's actual substance.
- Antonym虚像きょぞうWrittenWritten word for an optical virtual image or a crafted false image — the opposite of the really existing 「実体」.
- Antonym幻まぼろしNeutralA neutral word for a phantom or illusion, something insubstantial — the opposite of the actually existing 「実体」.
Use 「実体」 for the actual substance or entity behind something, as in 「実体経済」 or 「実体のない会社」. For the truth say 「真実」, for real/true 「本当」, for lifelike 「リアル」; 「虚像」 and 「幻」 are its opposites.
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