真理|しんりshinri[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- no-adjectivetruth
- Synonym真しんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means what is real or genuine and often appears in compounds, as in 「真の友」; 「真理」 is a principle that holds universally.
- Antonym虚偽きょぎWrittenWritten/formal prose. Falsehood or untruth, as in 「虚偽の申告」; it stands in direct opposition to 「真理」.
- Antonym誤謬ごびゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. An error or fallacy, with an academic flavor; the counterpart of 「真理」.
Use 「真理」 for a principle that holds universally, as in 「真理を探究する」. Use 「真」 for what is real or genuine, 「虚偽」 for falsehood, and 「誤謬」 for error or fallacy.
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