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実際

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

実際 — “actually, in reality”

実際 (read じっさい) means actually, in reality. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a adverb.

Reading

じっさい

Meaning

actually, in reality

実際 in a sentence

実際じっさいは思おもったより難むずかしい。

In reality it's harder than I thought.

The kanji in 実際

実truth; fruit
際occasion, time; edge

Words that share a kanji with 実際

確実かくじつ— certain, reliable, dependable
実はじつは— actually, in fact, to tell the truth
現実げんじつ— reality
事実じじつ— fact, truth
実験じっけん— experiment
実行じっこう— execution, carrying out
実施じっし— implementation, enforcement, putting into effect
実現じつげん— realization, coming true

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