現に|げんにgenni[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. adverbactually; really

• Synonym本当にほんとうにNeutralNeutral. Emphasizes truth or degree — 「本当にありがとう」; 現に is about citing reality as proof.
• Synonym実際にじっさいにNeutralNeutral. States that something really happened — 「実際に事故が起きた」; 現に points to evidence right before your eyes.
• Related実にじつにWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means 'truly, very' with exclamatory force — 「実に美しい」; 現に cites facts at hand as proof.
• Related実はじつはNeutralNeutral. Springs a hidden fact on the listener — 「実は秘密がある」; 現に proves a fact with evidence.
• Related実のところじつのところNeutralNeutral. Leads into the true state of affairs, as a confession; unlike 現に, it is not used to present evidence.
• Related実を言えばじつをいえばNeutralNeutral. Confesses your real feelings — 「実を言えば反対だ」; 現に proves a fact instead.
• Related実を言うとじつをいうとNeutralNeutral. Same as 実を言えば but more colloquial; admits the truth rather than proving it like 現に.

Use 「現に」 to cite facts at hand as proof, as in 「現に彼は来ている」. 「実際に」 says something really happened, 「実に」 (written) adds exclamatory force, 「本当に」 stresses truth or degree, and 「実は」, 「実のところ」, 「実を言えば」, 「実を言うと」 confess or reveal something.

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1. 予測よそくや理屈りくつではなく事実じじつであるさま。実際じっさいに。