真の|しんのshinno

1. prenominal modifiertrue; real; genuine; proper; utter
   我々われわれの真しんの国籍こくせきは人類じんるいである。↗

   Our true nationality is mankind.

• Synonym本当ほんとうNeutralThe everyday word for true or real and by far the most common; colloquial. 「真の」 is more literary and stresses being genuine in the true sense.
• Synonym真実しんじつNeutralNames the actual truth, the facts as opposed to lies, as in 「真実を語る」; the stress is on truth set against falsehood.
• Synonym真正しんせいWrittenA written-style word stressing authenticity — genuine versus fake, as in 「真正な文書」; the focus is on whether something is the real thing.
• SynonymリアルNeutralA loanword for lifelike or true to reality, as in 「リアルな描写」; common in speech, it is about vivid realism rather than genuine worth.
• Related正しいただしいNeutralAn adjective meaning correct or right; it judges whether something is proper or reasonable, not whether it is real or fake.
• Related真成しんせいWrittenWritten in style and rarely used today; it stresses being true and free of falsehood or pretense.
• Antonym偽のNeutralMeans fake or counterfeit, as in an imitation or knockoff; the direct opposite of 「真の」.
• Antonym仮のNeutralMeans temporary or provisional; it contrasts with genuine 「真の」 — a makeshift stand-in rather than the real thing.

Use 「真の」 in written style to stress genuine in the true sense, as in 「真の友」「真の勇気」. For everyday 'true' pick 「本当」, for the facts 「真実」, for authenticity 「真正」, for lifelike 「リアル」; fakes are 「偽の」.

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1. 本当ほんとうの、うそでない、本当ほんとうにそのとおりの