真理|しんりshinri[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivetruth
    ついに彼かれは真理しんりを知しった。↗
    At last he found out the truth.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 正ただしいと認みとめられた事実じじつや法則ほうそく。
Kanji in this word
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